Ukrainian Journal of Perinatology and Pediatrics. 2023. 3(95): 101-106; doi 10.15574/PP.2023.95.101
Волянская Л. А., Бурбела Э. И., Перестюк В. А., Косовская Т. М., Боярчук О. Р.
Тернопольский национальный медицинский университет имени И.Я. Горбачевского, Украина

Для цитирования: Volianska LA, Burbela EI, Kosovska TM, Perestiuk VO, Boyarchuk OR. (2023). Long COVID in children: frequency and diagnostic challenges. Ukrainian Journal of Perinatology and Pediatrics. 3(95): 10-17. doi: 10.15574/PP.2023.95.10.
Статья поступила в редакцию 12.05.2023 г., принята в печать 10.09.2023 г.

Цель — проанализировать уровень распространенности симптомов длительного COVID-19 в детской популяции и методы их диагностики.
Проведен электронный поиск научных исследований с 2019 года по февраль 2023 года с помощью таких известных баз данных: PubMed, SCOPUS, ResearchGate, Wiley Online Library и Google Scholar. Ключевыми словами для обзора выбраны следующие: long COVID, post COVID, COVID-19, pediatrics, children, adolescents, postacute sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (PASC). Критерии исключения: публикации дублированные, посвященные исключительно взрослым, анализу только острого COVID-19. В анализ включены исследования по постковидному периоду у детей и подростков, в которых приведены результаты оценки состояния их здоровья и отражены определенные клинические проявления после завершения острой инфекции в течение 4-12 недель.
Оптимистичные прогнозы относительно течения инфекции SARS-CoV-2 в детской популяции в начале развития пандемии довольно быстро перешли в стадию неуверенности в прогнозах течения постковидного периода и последствий перенесенного заболевания. Большинство детей, инфицированных COVID-19, выздоравливают, но часть из них имеют стойкие симптомы после перенесенной инфекции. Истинная распространенность "длительного COVID" еще в стадии изучения. Сообщения о диапазоне его проявлений очень пестрые и различаются в отношении выводов об интенсивности их влияния на качество жизни детей. Поэтому очевидна потребность в длительных клинических наблюдениях, при этом их обязательно следует сравнить с данными контрольных групп соответствующего возраста, поскольку эта категория реконвалесцентов требует мультидисциплинарного подхода в наблюдении за ними, следовательно, ляжет значительным бременем на систему здравоохранения.
Авторы заявляют об отсутствии конфликта интересов.
Ключевые слова: COVID-19, long COVID, постковидный период, дети, подростки.
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