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

Soumeth Abasse; Laila Essabar; Tereza Costin; Voninavoko Mahisatra; Mohamed Kaci; Axelle Braconnier; Roger Serhal; Louis Collet; Abdallah Fayssoil

doi:10.3390/children7080087

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

Children (Basel). 2020 Aug 3;7(8):87. doi: 10.3390/children7080087.

Authors

Soumeth Abasse¹, Laila Essabar¹, Tereza Costin¹, Voninavoko Mahisatra¹, Mohamed Kaci¹, Axelle Braconnier¹, Roger Serhal¹, Louis Collet¹, Abdallah Fayssoil²

Affiliations

¹ Mayotte Hospital, Mayotte Island, 97600 Mamoudzou, France.
² Raymond Poincaré Hospital, APHP, 92380 Garches, France.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports