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J Infect Dis. 2020 Mar 17. pii: jiaa113. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa113. [Epub ahead of print]
A 55-Day-Old Female Infant infected with COVID 19: presenting with pneumonia, liver injury, and heart damage.
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Abstract
Previous studies on the pneumonia outbreak caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were mainly based on information from adult populations. Limited data are available for children with COVID-19, especially for infected infants. We report a 55-day-old case with COVID-19 confirmed in China and describe the identification, diagnosis, clinical course, and treatment of the patient, including the disease progression from day 7 to day 11 of illness. This case highlights that children with COVID-19 can also present with multiple organ damage and rapid disease changes. When managing such patients, frequent and careful clinical monitoring is essential.
? The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19 pneumonia; heart damage; liver injury
PMID:32179908DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiaa113
A 55-Day-Old Female Infant infected with COVID 19: presenting with pneumonia, liver injury, and heart damage.
Author information
Abstract
Previous studies on the pneumonia outbreak caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were mainly based on information from adult populations. Limited data are available for children with COVID-19, especially for infected infants. We report a 55-day-old case with COVID-19 confirmed in China and describe the identification, diagnosis, clinical course, and treatment of the patient, including the disease progression from day 7 to day 11 of illness. This case highlights that children with COVID-19 can also present with multiple organ damage and rapid disease changes. When managing such patients, frequent and careful clinical monitoring is essential.
? The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19 pneumonia; heart damage; liver injury
PMID:32179908DOI:10.1093/infdis/jiaa113