title: Long-term sequelae of SARS in children.
abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) runs a more benign course in children during the acute phase. Unlike adult patients, no fatalities were reported among the paediatric SARS patients. Published data on long-term sequelae of SARS are very limited. In our follow-up study, although patients have clinically recovered from their initial illness, exercise impairment and residual radiological abnormalities were demonstrated at 6 months after diagnosis. It is important to assess these patients on a regular basis to detect and provide appropriate management for persistent or emerging long-term sequelae in the physical, psychological and social domains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. albertmli@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Albert M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Celia H Y
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Dorothy F Y
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology