Gastrointestinal manifestations are associated with severe pediatric COVID-19: A study in tertiary hospital

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An update on the epidemiology of pediatric COVID-19 in Brazil

“…4,5 Despite that, children and adolescents may have poor outcomes, including severe and unique manifestations. 6 Indeed, the recognition of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a life-threatening condition with high rates of morbimortality, reinforces the importance of children and adolescent protection, and the need of advancing COVID-19 research for pediatric patient populations. 7,8 The burden of pediatric COVID-19 populations is wide, with physical, social, emotional, and learning impacts, including signs and symptoms that may be persistent and incapacitating.…”