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  • BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal (GI) and liver injury presentations in children admitted with COVID-19 infection METHODS: In this retrospective study, we studied all children with suspected symptoms of COVID-19, referred to Amirkola Children\'s Hospital Clinical manifestations of the digestive and respiratory systems and liver function tests were evaluated for all cases RESULTS: Eighteen children were studied The most common clinical symptoms were fever, anorexia, weakness, nausea and vomiting, cough, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, respectively Also, 5/18 (27 8%) and 7/18 (38 9%) of cases had abnormally high alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), respectively Additionally, in icteric cases, direct bilirubin was raised There was no significant relationship between pulmonary lesions and abnormal excess in ALT (P = 0 59) and AST (P = 0 62) CONCLUSION: The findings showed that there were no severe clinical GI symptoms in children with COVID-19 infection Besides, children with increased liver enzymes did not have more respiratory involvement than those without a rise in liver enzymes
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  • Arch_Iran_Med
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  • WHO
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  • COVID-19 and Digestive System in Children: A Retrospective Study
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  • #940550
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  • 2020

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