COVID-19 Associated With Life-Threatening Apnea in an Infant Born Preterm: A Case Report

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Gauthier Loron¹  Thibault Tromeur¹  Perrine Venot¹  Jonathan Beck¹  Laurent Andreoletti²  Pierre Mauran¹  Nathalie Bednarek¹ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics;Reims Champagne-Ardenne University;Medical University Reims Champagne-Ardenne University;Department of Virology;Pediatric Cardiology Unit

关键词: SARS-CoV-2;    coronavirus;    apnea;    case report;    children;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2020.00568

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A pandemic linked to the new coronavirus strain (SARS-CoV-2) has been raging for several months. Pediatric populations are less impacted than adults, and critical respiratory diseases seem rare ( 1 , 2 ). We report the case of an infant, who presented with life-threatening apneas at home requiring basic life support. SARS-CoV-2 was subsequently identified in the patient's nasopharyngeal aspirate. He did not present with bronchiolitis or hypoxic failure as described in severe forms of COVID−19. The outcome was favorable in a few hours. The occurrence of apneas is not uncommon during viral respiratory infections in early infancy; however, there are very few descriptions related to a documented SARS-CoV-2 respiratory tract infection. In light of this clinical case, it seems necessary to quickly bring up a potential COVID-19 contamination in infants admitted for life-threatening apnea, in order to properly report and isolate these patients to avoid further nosocomial dissemination of SARS-CoV-2.

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