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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug:135:110092.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110092. Epub 2020 May 8.

Asymptomatic COVID-19 infection in a child with nasal foreign body

Gillian R Diercks  1 , Brian J Park  2 , Laura B Myers  2 , Christopher J Kwolek  2
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 infection in a child with nasal foreign body

Gillian R Diercks et al. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

While children, particularly infants, are susceptible to severe and critical COVID-19 disease, over 55% of pediatric cases are present in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic children. Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 viral particles remain viable for up to 3 hours, raising concern about risk to healthcare workers during aerosol generating procedures (APGs) in the airway and nasopharynx. Herein we describe the first case of a nasal foreign body in an asymptomatic child with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We discuss management of this child and highlight the importance of considering asymptomatic infection and preoperative testing when planning procedures of the airway in the COVID-19 era.

Keywords: Asymptomatic infection; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors have indicated they have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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