COVID-19 in an Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Infant with Congenital Heart Disease: Case Report and Literature Review.

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Pediatric Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, SAU.

Published: September 2020

In pediatrics, reported coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) cases showed that this category of patients usually presented with no symptoms or mild to moderate COVID-19 disease. However, infants less than one-year-old had a more severe presentation or even critical condition and respiratory failure. Patients with chronic disease and congenital heart disease (CHD) may have serious effects on course of COVID-19 in neonate and early infancy. There is very limited data about confirmed COVID-19 cases with CHD in neonates and early infancy. We report our case with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosed in the neonatal period with multiple ventricular septal defects (VSDs) and patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) who presented with respiratory distress and respiratory acidosis.

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