Pediatric Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic

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The Pediatric Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic is closed and no longer accepting referrals. If your child is experiencing long COVID symptoms, please discuss them with your child’s primary care doctor to request a referral to an appropriate pediatric specialist.

Over 250,000 children in the state of Michigan have had a confirmed COVID-19 infection. While most children may be asymptomatic or only have mild COVID-19 symptoms, many children may experience persistent symptoms months after initial recovery known as post-COVID syndrome or “Long COVID.” Such patients are also described as “long-haulers.” The NIH is putting extensive attention into trying to understand the biology behind and the treatments for “Long COVID” in children and adults. 

Pediatric post-COVID syndrome symptoms

The range of long-term symptoms in children are not well documented, but may mirror those seen in adults, including:

  • fatigue
  • shortness of breath
  • joint pain
  • chest pain
  • cough 
  • loss of taste and/or smell

Pediatricians at Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital are interested in assisting children and families in coping with the long-term effects of COVID-19. A Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic was established to address the needs of these patients and to help with recovery. The Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic can also help assess and treat patients who have recovered from severe COVID or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).

Features of the Pediatric Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic include:

Referral criteria for the Pediatric Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic 

  • be under the age of 21
  • documented COVID-19 infection by PCR 
  • new or worsening symptoms that persist more than two months (60 days) after the initial COVID-19 infection
  • no other exposures or explanations for the new symptoms

Requested documentation at the time of referral

  1. Documentation of a positive COVID-19 test result, including test method and date
  2. Documentation of any symptoms or preexisting conditions (e.g. asthma) prior to COVID-19 infection
  3. Documentation of any tests, symptoms, or treatments during the acute COVID-19 infection
  4. Documentation of any tests, symptoms, or treatments after the acute COVID-19 infection

Making an appointment

The Pediatric Post-COVID Syndrome Clinic is no longer accepting referrals.  If your child is experiencing long COVID symptoms, please discuss them with your child’s primary care doctor to request a referral to an appropriate pediatric specialist.