nam 22 uu 4500 dbt_mods_00056796 10.3389/fped.2023.1112881 doi dbt_mods_00056796 ger DE-601 rda eng 610 sdnb Gräger, Stephanie Author aut Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)1236162889 Lung ultrasound in children and adolescents with long-term effects of COVID-19: Initial results Gräger, Stephanie;Pfirschke, Rosalie;Lorenz, Michael;Vilser, Daniel;Krämer, Martin;Mentzel, Hans-Joachim;Glutig, Katja 2023-03-24 7 Seiten text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Introduction Chronic health effects following acute COVID-19 are increasingly observed as the pandemic continues and are grouped under long COVID. Although the acute course of the COVID disease is often milder, long COVID also affects children and adolescents. As the symptoms present in Long-COVID often seem to be non-specific and not limited to organ systems, clarification of the causes and the creation of a meaningful, efficient and targeted diagnostic algorithm is urgently needed. Methods Therefore, in this prospective observational study, we examined 30 children with long COVID using lung ultrasound and compared the results with those of 15 lung-healthy children. Results In our study, no significant difference was found between the two groups in the morphological criteria of lung ultrasound of the pleura or pleural lung structures. There was no significant correlation between the lung ultrasound findings and clinical Data. Discussion Our findings are congruent with the current, albeit sparse, data. It is possible that the causes of persistent thoracic symptoms in long COVID might be more likely to be present in functional examinations, but not morphologically imageable. Nonspecific symptoms do not appear to be due to changes in the lung parenchyma. In conclusion, lung ultrasound alone and without baseline in acute disease is not suitable as a standard in the follow-up of long COVID patients. Further investigations on the morphological and functional changes in patient with long COVID is needed. follow-up COVID Syndrome pulmonary function diagnostic Lung sonography complication screening article Pfirschke, Rosalie Author aut Cystic Fibrosis Center for Children and Adults, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)1317317440 Lorenz, Michael Author aut Cystic Fibrosis Center for Children and Adults, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)1301171670 Vilser, Daniel Author aut Cardiology Section, Department of Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)1169709788 Krämer, Martin Author aut Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)1105594106 Mentzel, Hans-Joachim Author aut Section Pediatric Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)120904551 Glutig, Katja Author aut Section Pediatric Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena,Germany (DE-588)123572339 Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Medizinische Fakultät host institution his 11 Front. Pediatr. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Medizinische Fakultät Frontiers in Pediatrics 2296-2360 dbt_mods_00040941 https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00056796 object in context https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00059770/fped-11-1112881.pdf raw object https://www.db-thueringen.de/rsc/thumbnail/dbt_mods_00056796.png preview https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00056796 uri