A case report: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy & pneumonia in a neonate after SARS-CoV-2 intrauterine transmission

R R Smith; K C Driver; B F Karber; A A Luciano; M T Berg; I V Prado; J E Teper

doi:10.3233/NPM-221026

A case report: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy & pneumonia in a neonate after SARS-CoV-2 intrauterine transmission

J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022;15(4):851-858. doi: 10.3233/NPM-221026.

Authors

R R Smith^{1

2}, K C Driver^{1

2}, B F Karber^{1

2}, A A Luciano^{1

2}, M T Berg^{1

2}, I V Prado¹, J E Teper^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Brandon, Florida.
² Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Institute St. Petersburg, Florida.

PMID: 36031910
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-221026

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is primarily transmitted via respiratory droplet or aerosol route. However, there is mounting evidence for intrauterine transmission. We report on a late preterm infant with suspected intrauterine acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 who experienced birth depression, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, multisystem organ involvement, and late onset COVID-19 pneumonia [22].

Keywords: COVID-19; HIE; SARS-CoV-2; intrauterine transmission; pneumonia.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
Female
Humans
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain*
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2