ABSTRACT
Valle d'Aosta, Italy's smallest region, faced a Covid-19 epidemic trend of absolute relevance. In line with data concerning the local general population, the predominance of the illness among uremic patients has been high. The authors report here preliminary data on the spread of this disease within the region and on the clinical trend of the infected patients who needed to be hospitalised.
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Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Renal Dialysis , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , COVID-19 , Data Analysis , Female , Global Health/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Italy/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , SARS-CoV-2 , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
During pregnancy, one of the possible complications is pneumonia. Early recognition as well as a timely and appropriate therapy is very important to prevent cardio-respiratory failure which may promote premature birth, low birth weight and miscarriage. In pregnancy, a chest X-ray is not contraindicated but may create a considerable state of maternal anxiety. We report a case of pneumonia in a pregnant woman managed with chest ultrasound and laboratory examinations because the patient refused a chest x-ray for fear of a possible fetal harm. This case is paradigmatic of an unusual but effective approach to pneumonia in pregnancy.