The Relationship Between Covid-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients and Secondary Lymphoid Organs

Selcuk University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tonsil Hypertrophy; Covid19; Tonsillitis; Adenoid Hypertrophy; Immune Deficiency; Adenoiditis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Physical examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04646525

2020/480

Details and patient eligibility

About

We aimed to find out whether the tonsils and nasal tissues of pediatric patients are the main factors that protects the children's immune system against COVID-19 infection.

Full description

Since it is known that the tonsil and adenoid tissues that are known as a secondary lymphoid organ, which form the first line of defense, are more active in childhood than adults, especially in the childhood age group, and since it has been scientifically shown that patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection in the pediatric age group overcome this disease lightly than adults, we aimed to reveal whether the defined tonsil and adenoid tissues are the main factors that protect the children's immune system against COVID-19 infection.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with COVID-19 infection.
• Patients aged between 1-16 years
• Patients whose PCR test becomes negative

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with lymphoid tissue malignant disease
• Patients with known lung disease
• Patients with known systemic disease