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Medical Services Department Saudi Arabian Armed, Saudi Medical Journal, 4(36), p. 484-486, 2015

DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10243

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in children

Journal article published in 2015 by Farah Thabet, May Chehab, K. M. Das ORCID, Hind Bafaqih, Sulaiman AlMohaimeed, E. Y. Lee
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Abstract

The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a new human disease caused by a novel coronavirus (CoV). The disease is reported mainly in adults. Data in children are scarce. The disease caused by MERS-CoV in children presents with a wide range of clinical manifestations, and it is associated with a lower mortality rate compared with adults. Poor outcome is observed mainly in admitted patients with medical comorbidities. We report a new case of MERS-CoV infection in a 9-month-old child complicated by severe respiratory symptoms, multi-organ dysfunction, and death. We reviewed the literature in an attempt to characterize the mode of presentation, the risk factors, and outcome of MERS-CoV infection in the pediatric population.