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PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 4 October 2003, pp. e257-e257

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE

A Young Infant With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Sou C. Sit, MBBS(HK)*, Eric K. C. Yau, MBBS(HK)*, Yuen Y. Lam, MBBS(HK){ddagger}, Daniel K. K. Ng, MBBS(HK), MMedSc(HK){ddagger}, Nai C. Fong, MBChB(CUHK), MMedSc(HK)*, Yim W. Hui, MBBS(HK)*, Wai F. Cheng, MBChB(CUHK)*, Chi W. Leung, MBBS(HK)* and Man C. Chiu, MBBS(HK)*

* Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
{ddagger} Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a new contagious respiratory disease associated with a novel coronavirus, has spread worldwide and become a global health concern after its first outbreak in Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China in November 2002. The clinical presentation and the radiologic, hematologic, biochemical, and microbiologic findings of a 56-day-old male infant with SARS are described. Some clinical and laboratory features are similar to those reported in adult and pediatric patients. However, this infant had a more severe clinical course as compared with the older children. This is the youngest patient with symptomatic SARS reported to date.

Key Words: SARS • SARS-associated coronavirus • chest radiograph

Abbreviations: SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome • CXR, chest radiograph • PICU, pediatric intensive care unit • RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction • CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure • SARS-CoV, SARS-associated coronavirus

Received for publication May 9, 2003; Accepted Jul 7, 2003.


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