Open AccessMaternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated to Systemic Inflammatory Response and Pericardial Effusion in the Newborn: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Andressa R. O. Lima,
Cynthia Chester Cardoso,
Priscilla R B Bentim,
Carolina Moreira Voloch,
Átila Duque Rossi,
Raissa Mirella M S C da Costa,
Juliana Aparecida Souza da Paz,
Rafael F Agostinho,
Valeria Figueiredo,
Jarba S. S. Júnior,
Luiz Gonzaga Paula de Almeida,
Alexandra Lehmkuhl Gerber,
Clarissa Abuassi,
Natalia FintelmanRodrigues,
Amílcar Tanuri,
Patrı́cia T. Bozza,
Cesar S Bastos,
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos,
Stella Beatriz Kruger,
Giovanna Geórgia Pires Carrilho Vallim,
Roberto J Nishihara,
Shana Priscila Coutinho Barroso,
Alexandre Morrot
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piaa133
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , covid-19 , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , inflammatory response , pericarditis , immunology , virology , sepsis , inflammation , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has already been described, while clinical consequences to the fetus are still under investigation. This article reports a case of systemic fetal inflammatory response and pericardial effusion. As far as is known, this is the first case of fetal/neonatal cardiac complications related to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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