Case report of severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in a term newborn

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Cakir U., Demirel M. A., Yuksek S., Tugcu A. U., Tufan N., Tayman C.

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, vol.67, no.4, pp.1-6, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/tropej/fmab023
  • Journal Name: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-6
  • Keywords: Coronavirus, Newborn, Pneumonia
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been shown to affect all age groups. The data in the literature usually admit a milder form of disease in infants and newborns than adults. COVID-19 is rarely seen in newborns and an urgent diagnosis should be made in any suspicious situation. A 6-day-old female newborn was admitted to our hospital with fever and dyspnea without cough. A rapid reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction COVID-19 showed a positive result. Chest computed tomography revealed bilateral and widespread pulmonary involvement. After support therapy, the newborn was successfully discharged. We should carefully consider the new type of coronavirus as an agent for pneumonia in newborns with fever and dyspnea together with non-symptomatic family history. Our case was one of the interesting reported cases of severe pneumonia presenting in the perinatal period.