COVID-19 reinfection after pregnancy

Infect Dis Now. 2022 Mar;52(2):101-103. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.01.002. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

Abstract

Background: There have been reports of COVID-19 reinfections, but the immunological characterization of these cases is partial. We report a case of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2, where the first infection occurred in the course of late pregnancy.

Case presentation: On May 27, 2020, a 37-year-old woman gave birth at full term, 3 hours after full dilatation. She developed fever (38.3°C) after delivery. Mild biological anomalies compatible with COVID-19 were observed: lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, elevated D-Dimers, CRP, and LDH. At 6-month follow-up, she reported having contracted COVID-19 with high fever, rhinorrhea, hand frostbites, cough, headache, dysgeusia and anosmia.

Conclusions: We report a case of COVID-19 reinfection with a first mild infection during late pregnancy and a more aggressive second infection 5 months later.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pregnancy; Reinfection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Cough
  • Female
  • Fever
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Reinfection* / diagnosis
  • SARS-CoV-2