A case study of the first pregnant woman with COVID-19 in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol
; 7(1): 6, 2021 Jan 20.
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| ID: mdl-33472696
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Vertical transmission of covid-19 is possible; its risk factors are worth researching. The placental changes found in pregnant women have a definite impact on the foetus. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 25-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2 (2 alive children), with a history of two caesarean deliveries, who was infected by the SARS-CoV-2 during the last term of her pregnancy. She gave birth by caesarean at 34 weeks of gestation to a newborn baby also infected with SARS-CoV-2. The peri-operative observations noted several eruptive lesions in the pelvis, bleeding on contact. Microscopic examination of the foetal appendages revealed thrombotic vasculopathy in the placenta and in the umbilical cord vessels.CONCLUSION:
This case is one of the first documented cases of COVID-19 in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa. We strongly suggest obstetricians to carefully examine the aspect of the peritoneum, viscera and foetal appendages in affected pregnant women.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
República Democrática do Congo