Case Report of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Term Newborn

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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.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:67

Enthalten in:

Journal of tropical pediatrics - 67(2021), 4 vom: 27. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cakir, Ufuk [VerfasserIn]
Demirel, Merve Akin [VerfasserIn]
Kanik Yuksek, Saliha [VerfasserIn]
Tugcu, Ali Ulas [VerfasserIn]
Tufan, Nihan [VerfasserIn]
Tayman, Cuneyt [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Coronavirus
Journal Article
Newborn
Pneumonia

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Date Completed 08.09.2021

Date Revised 15.06.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/tropej/fmab023

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NLM330144480