Liver Involvement in SARS-CoV-2 Vertically Infected Newborn: A Case Report

Ilaria Stolfi; Maria Giulia Conti; Alessandra Marciano; Lucia Dito; Fabio Natale; Monica Bartolucci; Raffaella Cellitti; Daniela Regoli; Alessandra Ticchiarelli; Ida Pangallo; Federica Pagano; Camilla Ajassa; Roberto Brunelli; Gianluca Terrin

doi:10.3389/fped.2021.701722

Liver Involvement in SARS-CoV-2 Vertically Infected Newborn: A Case Report

Front Pediatr. 2021 Nov 11:9:701722. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.701722. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Maternal and Child Health, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 infection can occur antenatally, peripartum, or postnatally. In the newborn, clinical manifestations may vary including fever and respiratory, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. Most commonly, they are subclinical. We herein present a case of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 presenting with liver injury, characterized by an increase in serum transaminases.

Keywords: COVID-19; infectious diseases; liver function; neonatology; vertical transmission.

Publication types

Case Reports