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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 3;7(8):87.
doi: 10.3390/children7080087.

Neonatal COVID-19 Pneumonia: Report of the First Case in a Preterm Neonate in Mayotte, an Overseas Department of France

Soumeth Abasse  1 , Laila Essabar  1 , Tereza Costin  1 , Voninavoko Mahisatra  1 , Mohamed Kaci  1 , Axelle Braconnier  1 , Roger Serhal  1 , Louis Collet  1 , Abdallah Fayssoil  2
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Neonatal COVID-19 Pneumonia: Report of the First Case in a Preterm Neonate in Mayotte, an Overseas Department of France

Soumeth Abasse et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

We report the first case of COVID-19 pneumonia in a preterm neonate in Mayotte, an overseas department of France. The newborn developed an acute respiratory distress by 14 days of life with bilateral ground glass opacities on a chest CT scan and a 6-week-long stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This case report emphasizes the need for a cautious and close follow-up period for asymptomatic neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 infection. Vertical transmission cannot be excluded in this case.

Keywords: COVID-19; length of stay; pneumonia; preterm neonate; vertical transmission.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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(a): Chest X-ray of a neonatal infant with transient respiratory distress on admission; (b): chest CT scan at day 14 of life, showing consolidation and ground glass opacities.
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