Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (8): 561-565.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2022.22e0130

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Clinical consideration of viral pneumonia in children

DONG Xiaoyan, MENG Chaoyue   

  1. The Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Shanghai Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Received:2022-01-20 Online:2022-08-15 Published:2022-08-09

Abstract:

Viral pneumonia plays an important role in community acquired pneumonia in children, which is also the main cause of severe pneumonia in children under 5 years old of age. This paper reviews some clinical problems in children with viral pneumonia, then realigns the clinical features and laboratory tests of viral pneumonia to restructure the understanding of the characteristics of viral pneumonia in children for achieving early recognition and intervention.

Key words: viral pneumonia in children, severe pneumonia, pathogens, laboratory detection