CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS. A CASE REPORT

The course of COVID-19 among children is usually not severe and can often be asymptomatic, but in some cases, the basis for which is still an open question, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is associated with the manifestation of type I diabetes in children, and has a more severe course in the presence of a concomitant chronic disease. The issue of treatment tactics and care for such children in general is still important and open. The article reviews the foreign literature, namely, statistical studies of changes in the number of patients with newly diagnosed type I diabetes mellitus, the possibility of developing complications in such patients with COVID-19, and the need for special care for such patients. The importance and safety of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 virus in patients with diabetes mellitus is noted and considered. A clinical case from the author's own practice is presented, highlighting the approach to the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in the Chernivtsi Oblast Clinical Hospital.