In May 2021, the community outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in Taiwan caused an increase in the number of children infected. This case report describes a 1-year-7-month-old boy who presented with mild cough and diarrhea. COVID-19 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was positive and the initial Cycle Threshold (Ct value) was 16. He was admitted and isolated to the hospital while supportive treatment was given. However, diarrhea persisted, Traditional Chinese medicine was consulted for integrative care. The COVID-19 belongs to plague in TCM with the etiology of epidemic factor exposure. He was diagnosed with cold-damp constraint in the lung and spleen. After treatment with modified Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San, the clinical symptoms improved while the Ct value (37.89) reached de-isolation standard and he was successfully discharged.
【Keywords】
COVID-19 ； SARS-CoV-2； Pediatrics； Traditional Chinese medicine
25S.14 儿童严重特殊传染性肺炎（COVID-19）之中西整合照护病例报告
