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Ítem Acceso Abierto Complicaciones frecuentes por covid 19 en adolescentes: Una revisión sistemática(Universidad Católica de Cuenca, 2022) Heredia Villota, Cinthya Camila; Rodriguez Pañora, Patricia Elizabeth; 030203669-4Adolescence is a transition period between childhood and adulthood, in which a series of physical, mental and psychological changes occur; such become the basis for shaping their personality and behavior. Hence, adolescents are referred to as a group vulnerable to different conditions that may alter their physical and/or mental health, such as the recently discovered Coronavirus or COVID-19. This infectious-contagious illness from the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen causes a seriously acute respiratory syndrome with an extremely high mortality rate. Methodology: The current investigation is a systematic review of the literature using the qualitative approach. Consequently, scientific articles from databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, MEDLINE, SciELO, Redalyc and ProQuest were analyzed. Results: Adolescents are not exempt from getting COVID-19 and all the clinical symptoms; nevertheless, their mortality rate is lower than that of the adult population since most affected adolescents recover efficiently. Conclusion: Frequent complications of COVID-19 in the adolescents occur in the pulmonary (chest discomfort, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, dyspnea), cardiac (myocarditis, myocardial injuries, arrhythmias), renal (kidney damage), neurological (brain swelling) and psychological (mental disorders, depression, anxiety, stress) levels. keywords: adolescents, covid-19, complications, conditions, physical.
