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

Cui, Yuxia; Tian, Maolu; Huang, Dong; Wang, Xike; Huang, Yuying; Fan, Li; Wang, Liang; Chen, Yun et al. · J Infect Dis · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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. 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. This case highlights that children with COVID-19 can also present with multiple organ damage and rapid disease changes. When managing such infant patients with COVID-19, frequent and careful clinical monitoring is essential.

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