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Comment
. 2020 Aug;55(8):1879-1881.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.24895. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

COVID-19 cardiac involvement in a 38-day old infant

Paolo Del Barba  1 , Daniele Canarutto  1   2 , Elisa Sala  1   2 , Giulio Frontino  1 , Maria Pia Guarneri  1 , Chiara Camesasca  3 , Cristina Baldoli  4 , Antonio Esposito  5   2 , Graziano Barera  1   2
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COVID-19 cardiac involvement in a 38-day old infant

Paolo Del Barba et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

The spectrum of clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 in children is yet to be fully elucidated. We report the case of an infant who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and developed mild cardiovascular inflammation, a novelty for patients of very young age, that contributes to defining the puzzling nature of this disease in pediatric patients. The potential cardiovascular involvement of SARS-CoV-2 in children should always be taken into account.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease 2019; heart; inflammation; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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Figure 1
Time course of relevant cardiac and vascular biomarkers. Maximum and minimum values are reported next to the corresponding symbol
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A, Four chamber view of the heart taken during the first cardiological evaluation shows normal structure and dimensions of cardiac chambers, without pericardial effusion. B, Four chamber view of the heart four days after the previous one shows a 2 to 3 mm pericardial effusion in the lateral‐posterior pericardial space (arrow)
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