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Neonatal Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With Covid-19 Exposure in Two Cases From Iran Publisher



Saeedi M1 ; Mirnia K1 ; Sangsari R1 ; Jannatmakan Z2 ; Ziaee V3
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  1. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Pediatric Nurse, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Pediatric Rheumatology Research Group, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics Published:2023


Abstract

Introduction: Immune dysregulation happens after exposure to corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and affects many organs. It is confirmed with a positive COVID-19 test history, fever, and the involvement of 2 or more organs, but it is hard to diagnose in neonates. Case Presentation: There were 2 Persian neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or neonatal ward of the Children’s Medical Center, Tehran, Iran, with sepsis in this case presentation. The trunk and extremities were affected by macular rashes in both cases. COVID-19 tests in both cases were negative, but both of their mothers were affected by COVID-19 before delivery. In both cases, systemic and macular rashes responded to corticosteroids. Conclusions: Macular rash can present multisystem inflammatory disease in neonates. Neonates with a positive history of COVID-19 in parents or relatives should be considered for this syndrome. © 2023, Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited.