Stillborn child with diffuse SARS-CoV-2 viral infection of multiple organs
oleh: Vsevolod A. Zinserling, Stefan R. Bornstein, Tatyana A. Narkevich, Yulia V. Sukhanova, Natalia Yu. Semenova, Maria A. Vashukova, Charlotte Steenblock
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2021-01-01 |
Deskripsi
In May 2020, a pregnant woman in her 37th pregnancy week was diagnosed with COVID-19 in St. Petersburg in Russia. All treatments failed and the patient died after 11 days due to acute respiratory distress syndrome. A stillborn child was removed by caesarian section. Pathological investigations showed that the child died due to antenatal asphyxia with aspiration pneumonia. The child was positive for SARS-CoV-2 and immunohistochemical investigations showed viral infection and cellular changes in several organs such as pancreas, brain, spleen, and adrenals. These results emphasize the importance of vaccinating pregnant women against SARS-CoV-2.