Stillborn child with diffuse SARS-CoV-2 viral infection of multiple organs

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Yulia V. Sukhanova¹  Stefan R. Bornstein²  Tatyana A. Narkevich³  Natalia Yu. Semenova⁴  Maria A. Vashukova⁴  Vsevolod A. Zinserling⁵  Charlotte Steenblock⁵ 

[1] Department of Diabetes, School of Life Course Science and Medicine, Kings College London, London, UK;S.P. Botkin Infectious Hospital, Saint-Petersburg, Russia;Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany;S.P. Botkin Infectious Hospital, Saint-Petersburg, Russia;V.A. Almazov Research Center, Saint-Petersburg, Russia;

关键词: SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19;    Pregnancy;    Stillbirth;    Viral infiltration;    Pancreas;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In May 2020, a pregnant woman in her 37th pregnancy week was diagnosed with COVID-19 in St. Petersburg in Russia. All treatments failed and the patient died after 11 days due to acute respiratory distress syndrome. A stillborn child was removed by caesarian section. Pathological investigations showed that the child died due to antenatal asphyxia with aspiration pneumonia. The child was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and immunohistochemical investigations showed viral infection and cellular changes in several organs such as pancreas, brain, spleen, and adrenals. These results emphasize the importance of vaccinating pregnant women against SARS-CoV-2.

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