Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in a Child with Mild Symptoms and Atypical Course

Abstract

The number of children infected with new type coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is relatively small; its atypical, mild, and unexpected clinical pictures can be suggested as the reason. In this article, we reported a 25-month-old girl patient without any symptom besides high fever and who had no risk factor or suspicious contact. Also, she developed maculopapular rash that is not reported before in the COVID-19 patients to the best of our knowledge. In the pandemic states, any symptom should be evaluated as potential COVID-19 and detection and isolation of these cases are necessary as it can affect dissemination.

Keywords

coronavirus - maculopapular rash - pandemic

Publication History

Received: 09 May 2020

Accepted: 28 October 2020

Article published online:
07 December 2020

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