Death of a neonate with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 born to a mother with coronavirus disease 2019 in Iran: a case report

A novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus, known as COVID-19, is recognized as a potentially life-threatening disease by causing severe respiratory disease. Since this virus has not previously been detec...

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Published in:	Journal of medical case reports Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 186
Main Authors:	Rashidian, Tayebeh, Sharifi, Nasibeh, Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Azita, Mirzamrajani, Fatemeh, Nourollahi, Sajad, Ghaysouri, Abas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 06-10-2020 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adult Appreciation Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification Blood pressure Case Report Case reports Case studies Cesarean section Cesarean Section - methods Clinical Deterioration Coronavirus 19 Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology Coronavirus Infections - therapy Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronaviruses COVID-19 Critical Care - methods Diagnostic imaging Disease transmission Epidemics Fatal Outcome Female Health aspects Heart rate Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Infant death Infant mortality Infant, Newborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases - diagnosis Infant, Newborn, Diseases - physiopathology Infant, Newborn, Diseases - therapy Infants Infections Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Iran Lung diseases Medical research Mortality Mother-to-child transmissions Neonatal diseases Neonatal Screening - methods Newborn babies Novel coronavirus Oxygen saturation Pandemics Perinatal Death Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology Pneumonia, Viral - therapy Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - physiopathology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - therapy Public health Respiration Respiration, Artificial - methods Respiratory diseases SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Ultrasonic imaging Viruses Vital signs Womens health Iran China Mother-to-child transmissions Coronavirus 19 Novel coronavirus Infant death
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Summary:	A novel coronavirus named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus, known as COVID-19, is recognized as a potentially life-threatening disease by causing severe respiratory disease. Since this virus has not previously been detected in humans, there is a paucity of information regarding its effects on humans. In addition, only limited or no information exists about its impact during pregnancy. In the present case study, we report the death of a neonate born to a 32-year-old mother with coronavirus disease 2019 in Ilam, Iran, with Kurdish ethnicity. We report the infection and death of a neonate in Iran with a chest X-ray (CXR) marked abnormality 2 hours after birth demonstrating coronavirus disease 2019 disease. The neonate was born by elective cesarean section, the fetal health was assessed using fetal heart rate and a non-stress test before the birth, and there was no evidence of fetal distress. All the above-mentioned facts and radiographic abnormalities suggested that coronavirus disease 2019 is involved. In this case study, we report the death of a neonate born to a mother with coronavirus disease 2019, 11 hours after birth. There is a paucity of data on the vertical transmission and the adverse maternal-fetal consequences of this disease, so vertical transmission from mother to child remains to be confirmed.
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ISSN:	1752-1947 1752-1947
DOI:	10.1186/s13256-020-02519-1