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Table 4 The underlying diseases among the studied cases

From: The severity and atypical presentations of COVID-19 infection in pediatrics

Studied variables Number (%)
No underlying diseases 305 76.6%
Underlying diseases 93 23.4%
• Epilepsy 23 5.8%
*ITP 20 5.0%
• Chronic kidney disease 20 5.0%
• Neurodegenerative disease 7 1.8%
• Arnold Chiari syndrome 7 1.8%
• Guillain barre syndrome 6 1.5%
*G6PD 5 1.25%
• Beta thalassemia 3 0.75%
• Dyskeratosis congenita 2 0.5%
  1. ITP Immune thrombocytopenic purpura, G6PD Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency