September 17, 2025Frontiers in ImmunologyOpen Access

Commentary: Long COVID in pediatric age: an observational, prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study in Italy

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Approximately 16% of children with COVID-19 reported persistent symptoms lasting over two months.
Over 1,100 participants were studied across 12 centers, revealing significant neuropsychological effects.
Lung ultrasound identified pulmonary abnormalities in 27% of children soon after COVID-19 symptoms persisted.
Long COVID leads to increased behavioral symptoms in adolescents, including anxiety and sleep disturbances.

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Observational study highlights effects of long COVID on adolescents, including behavioral and pulmonary symptoms.

Indolfi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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