Table 1.
Characteristic | Febrile Convulsions and COVID-19 (U07.1) Diagnosed Pediatric Subjects |
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Age, y median (25th, 75th %ile) | 1.5 (1, 2) |
Sex | |
Male | 22 (50) |
Female | 22 (50) |
Race | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (2.3) |
Asian | 2 (4.5) |
Black or African American | 6 (13.6) |
White | 12 (27.3) |
Unknown | 23 (52.3) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 (29.5) |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 24 (54.5) |
Unknown | 7 (15.9) |
Number of deaths | 0 (0.0) |
Type of febrile convulsion | |
Simple | 30 (68.2) |
Complex | 14 (31.8) |
Maximum temperature, °C, median (25th, 75th %ile) b | 39 (38.0,39.4) |
Encounter type c | |
Ambulatory | 2 (4.5) |
Emergency | 15 (34.1) |
Inpatient | 6 (13.6) |
Unknown | 29 (65.9) |
Presence of selected non-neurologic categories at time of febrile convulsion d | |
Diseases of the circulatory system | 1 (2.3) |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 6 (13.6) |
Mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders | 2 (4.5) |
Sepsis | 3 (6.8) |
Status epilepticus | 3 (6.8) |
Specific reported viral testing and presence | |
Adenovirus | 0 (0.0) |
Herpes simplex virus | 0 (0.0) |
Human coronavirus (non–COVID-19) | 0 (0.0) |
Human metapneumovirus | 0 (0.0) |
Parainfluenza | 0 (0.0) |
Respiratory syncytial virus | 0 (0.0) |
Rhinovirus/enterovirus | 0 (0.0) |
Other selected potential fever-producing infectious diseases reported via diagnostic codes at time of febrile convulsion d | |
Enterovirus | 1 (2.3) |
Otitis media | 4 (9.1) |
Pneumonia | 1 (2.3) |
Unspecified viral | 7 (15.9) |
Urinary tract infection | 3 (6.8) |
Unless otherwise noted, values are n (%).
Temperature available for 11 unique subjects.
Seven subjects had more than 1 encounter listed. Two subjects did not have an encounter reported on day of febrile seizure and COVID-19 diagnosis.
See Supplementary Table 1 for diagnosis details.