Infección por COVID-19 en niños y adolescentes con cáncer en Madrid
- Teresa de Rojas 1
- Luis Madero
- 1 Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesú
ISSN: 0034-0634
Year of publication: 2020
Issue: 137
Pages: 198-201
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina
Sustainable development goals
Abstract
Although children with cancer are considered high-risk population for COVID-19 infection, available data continue to be scarce. We present all 15 pediatric oncology patients infected with COVID-19 in Madrid to date, at the center of the pandemic. All patients presented with either asymptomatic, or mild-moderate disease; only two required oxygen therapy. All patients had favorable outcomes. The prevalence of COVID-19 infection among children with cancer in Madrid is 1.3%. Although this patient population is managed as high-risk, the clinical features seem milder and the prognosis better than in the adult population.