Management of life-threatening acute respiratory syndrome and severe pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 in pregnancy: A case report and literature review

Salwa Yaqoub; Shamsa Ahmad; Zaina Mansouri; Abdulrouf Pallivalapila; Wessam El Kassem; Muna Maslamani; Mahmoud Abu Jubara; Fathima Minisha; Asma Tarannum; Isaac Babarinsa; Ahmed Abdussalam; Hamdy Al Sayed; Teresa Rivero; Aftab Mohammad Azad; Binny Thomas; Moza Al Hail

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3485

Management of life-threatening acute respiratory syndrome and severe pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 in pregnancy: A case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Nov 11;9(1):137-143. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3485. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Authors

Salwa Yaqoub¹, Shamsa Ahmad², Zaina Mansouri², Abdulrouf Pallivalapila³, Wessam El Kassem³, Muna Maslamani⁴, Mahmoud Abu Jubara¹, Fathima Minisha¹, Asma Tarannum¹, Isaac Babarinsa¹, Ahmed Abdussalam⁵, Hamdy Al Sayed⁶, Teresa Rivero⁷, Aftab Mohammad Azad⁵, Binny Thomas³, Moza Al Hail³

Affiliations

¹ Obstetrics Women's Wellness and Research Center Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Obstetrics Emergency Women's Wellness and Research Center Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
³ Pharmacy Executive Director's Office Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁴ Infectious Disease Communicable Disease Center Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁵ Hamad General Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁶ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁷ Obstetrics Cuban Hospital Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

Evidence-based treatment involving multidisciplinary decision making is warranted to treat COVID-19 in pregnancy. This case presents the management of a critically ill pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: COVID‐19; ECMO; convalescent plasma; maternal; pandemic; perinatal; pharmacological interventions.

Publication types

Case Reports