Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2022 Oct;10(4):219-221. 10.4168/aard.2022.10.4.219.

Severe asthma exacerbation associated with COVID-19 in children: A case report

• Yeh HR
• Lim MS
• Seo HJ
• Lee EJ
• Kim JG
• Yum HY

• KMID: 2534610
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4168/aard.2022.10.4.219

Abstract

Epidemiological evidence suggests that the severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is lesser and morbidity and mortality rates are lower in children than in adults. Although respiratory viral infections are major triggers of asthma exacerbations in children, the association between asthma and SARS-CoV-2 infection remains unclear. We describe a previously healthy 13-year-old male adolescent who developed severe acute asthma exacerbation following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. This case report describes new-onset asthma as severe exacerbation following COVID-19 infection and highlights the importance of ongoing surveillance of the wide spectrum of COVID-19 manifestations in children.

Keyword

COVID-19; Child; Status asthmaticus; Hypoxia