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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 AbasseLaila EssabarTereza CostinVoninavoko MahisatraMohamed KaciAxelle BraconnierRoger SerhalLouis ColletAbdallah Fayssoil
Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
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.
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