Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection Associated to Systemic Inflammatory Response and Pericardial Effusion in the Newborn: A Case Report

• Published in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 536 - 539
• Main Authors: Lima, Andressa R O, Cardoso, Cynthia C, Bentim, Priscilla R B, Voloch, Carolina M, Rossi, Átila D, da Costa, Raissa Mirella M S C, da Paz, Juliana Aparecida S, Agostinho, Rafael F, Figueiredo, Valéria R F S, Júnior, Jarba S S, de Almeida, Luiz G P, Gerber, Alexandra L, Abuassi, Clarissa A, Rodrigues, Natalia F, Tanuri, Amilcar, Bozza, Patricia T, Bastos, Cesar S, de Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza R, Kruger, Stella Beatriz, Vallim, Giovanna Geórgia P C A, Nishihara, Roberto J, Barroso, Shana Priscila C, Morrot, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 30.04.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Case Report; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - transmission; COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Pericardial Effusion - virology; Pericarditis - virology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; SARS-CoV-2; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - diagnosis; COVID-19; vertical transmission; pericardial effusion; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
• ISSN: 2048-7207; 2048-7193; 2048-7207
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piaa133

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.