Severe Neonatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Connie Trieu; Claudette Poole; Randy Q Cron; Madhura Hallman; Chrystal Rutledge; Kyle Bliton; Adeline Phillips; Maggie Lawrence; Suresh B Boppana; Swetha Pinninti

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002864

Severe Neonatal Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Nov;39(11):e367-e369. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002864.

Authors

Connie Trieu^{1

2}, Claudette Poole^{1

2}, Randy Q Cron^{2

3}, Madhura Hallman^{2

4}, Chrystal Rutledge^{2

4}, Kyle Bliton^{2

5}, Adeline Phillips², Maggie Lawrence², Suresh B Boppana^{1

2}, Swetha Pinninti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
² Department of Pediatrics, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama.
³ Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.

PMID: 33021595
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002864

Abstract

Since initial identification of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in 2019, the virus has proved to be highly transmissible, resulting in a global pandemic with emerging reports of infected neonates. This report highlights a severe case of neonatal coronavirus disease 2019 with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis*
Infant, Newborn, Diseases / virology*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnosis*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / virology
SARS-CoV-2
Sepsis / diagnosis
Sepsis / virology
Treatment Outcome