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. 2022 Sep 15;181(12):3995–4009. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04600-x

What is Known:

• Children rarely develop a severe respiratory disease in the acute phase of COVID-19.

• A limited number of patients develop a multisystem inflammatory condition that can lead to multiorgan failure and shock.

What is New:

• Persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection are reported in children and limitations in daily function due to long COVID symptoms affect school attendance.

• Functional complaints of post-acute COVID are difficult to be distinguished from those due to social restrictions.