Mortality of a postpartum woman presented with massive vulvar edema in association with Covid-19: a case report with clinical and radiological findings.
BMC Infect Dis
; 21(1): 678, 2021 Jul 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1309904
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In this case report, we presented a rare case of maternal death with massive vulvar edema and Covid-19 diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION The case was a 20-year-old woman who was referred to with pain and massive vulvar edema by passing 7 days from her labor. The laboratory tests showed leukocytosis, lymphopenia, and elevated C-reactive protein levels. The high-resolution computed tomography was in favor of Covid-19 changes. Finally, she died because of respiratory distress, ON the 8th day postpartum.CONCLUSION:
Given the increasing prevalence of Covid-19, it is important and vital to be aware of its potential complications and then to try prevent and manage them, especially during high-risk periods such as pregnancy and postpartum.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vulvar Diseases
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Postpartum Period
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Edema
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Maternal Death
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12879-021-06175-8
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