Unintended Consequences of Coronavirus Disease-2019: Remember General Pediatrics

Valentino Cherubini; Anisha Gohil; Ananta Addala; Angela Zanfardino; Dario Iafusco; Tamara Hannon; David M Maahs

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.004

Unintended Consequences of Coronavirus Disease-2019: Remember General Pediatrics

J Pediatr. 2020 Aug:223:197-198. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 May 8.

Authors

Valentino Cherubini¹, Anisha Gohil², Ananta Addala³, Angela Zanfardino⁴, Dario Iafusco⁴, Tamara Hannon², David M Maahs⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Diabetology, Department of Women's and Children's Health, "G. Salesi" Children's Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
² Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
³ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
⁵ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Electronic address: dmaahs@stanford.edu.

Abstract

Coronavirus diease-2019 has disrupted pediatric healthcare. Observation of public health principles are vital. However, coronavirus diease-2019 has had unintended consequences on standard pediatric care. We describe cases of delayed diagnosis of diabetes leading to severe diabetic ketoacidosis; our aim is to highlight the need to apply basic pediatric principles for optimal care.

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Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Child
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Delayed Diagnosis*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis*
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / diagnosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / etiology*
Female
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Italy
Male
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pediatrics
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
United States

Abstract

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