SARS-COV-2 infection during pregnancy, a risk factor for eclampsia or neurological manifestations of COVID-19? Case report.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
; 20(1): 587, 2020 Oct 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-818079
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There are no published cases of tonic-clonic seizures and posterior bilateral blindness during pregnancy and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus (COV) 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection. We do not just face new and unknown manifestations, but also how different patient groups are affected by SARS-COV-2 infection, such as pregnant women. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), preeclampsia, eclampsia and posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy share endothelium damage and similar pathophysiology. CASE PRESENTATION A 35-year-old pregnant woman was admitted for tonic-clonic seizures and SARS-COV-2 infection. She had a normal pregnancy control and no other symptoms before tonic-clonic seizures development. After a Caesarean section (C-section) she developed high blood pressure, and we initiated antihypertensive treatment with labetalol, amlodipine and captopril. Few hours later she developed symptoms of cortical blindness that resolved in 72 h with normal brain computed tomography (CT) angiography.CONCLUSION:
The authors conclude that SARS COV-2 infection could promote brain endothelial damage and facilitate neurological complications during pregnancy.Keywords
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Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Seizures
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Cesarean Section
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Coronavirus Infections
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Blindness, Cortical
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Eclampsia
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Pandemics
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Fibrinolytic Agents
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Journal subject:
Obstetrics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12884-020-03275-2
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