A 55-Day-Old Female Infant Infected With 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease: Presenting With Pneumonia, Liver Injury, and Heart Damage

Abstract

Background

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.

Methods

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.

Results

This case highlights that children with COVID-19 can also present with multiple organ damage and rapid disease changes.

Conclusions

When managing such infant patients with COVID-19, frequent and careful clinical monitoring is essential.

Abstract

Data about infants infected with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are scarce. Herein, we report a 55-day-old case who presented with COVID-19 pneumonia. The exposure, symptoms, laboratory indicators, and hospitalization are described in detail.

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Infect Dis

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Infect. Dis

Journal ID (publisher-id): jid

Title: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Publisher: Oxford University Press (US )

ISSN (Print): 0022-1899

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6613

Publication date (Electronic): 17 March 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 17 March 2020

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Pediatrics, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital , Guiyang, Guizhou, China

[2 ] Department of Nephrology, Institute of Nephritic and Urinary Disease, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital , Guiyang, Guizhou, China

[3 ] Department of Pulmonary Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital , Guiyang, China

[4 ] Department of Radiology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital , Guiyang, China

Author notes

Correspondence: Yan Zha, MD, #83 Zhongshan East Road, Guiyang, Nanming District 550002 (China) ( zhayansy@ 123456163.com ).

Y. C. and M. T. contributed equally to this work and share first authorship.

Article

Publisher ID: jiaa113

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa113

PMC ID: 7184483

PubMed ID: 32179908

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Page count

Pages: 8

Product

Funding

Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of Guizhou people’s Hospital;

Award ID: [2018]5764-02

Categories

Subject: Brief Report

Subject: AcademicSubjects/MED00860

Subject: AcademicSubjects/MED00290

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