Fulminant Enteroviral Myocarditis in a Newborn Accompanying Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Sep;12(5):669-671. doi: 10.1177/2150135120975771. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Abstract

We present a case of fulminant myocarditis in a preterm neonate born to a SARS-CoV-2-infected mother with COVID-19 disease. Despite complete separation after birth, cardiogenic decompensation initiated on day of life 7. Although the neonate tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, enterovirus viremia accompanied cardiac dysfunction, multiorgan failure, and neonatal death within 36 hours.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Myocarditis* / diagnosis
  • Myocarditis* / etiology
  • SARS-CoV-2