Pleuropneumonia resulting from varicella and COVID-19 co-infection in a 10-month-old infant

COVID-19 is a new disease leading to respiratory complications in adults. Children appear to have more modest symptoms than adults. Varicella is often described as a benign disease in the pediatric population. However, patients with varicella and COVID-19 co-infection can develop a more serious resp...

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Autores principales: Le Roux, Pascal, Millardet, Ekaterina, Duquenoy, Anne, Labbé, Franck, Vandendriessche, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: French Society of Pediatrics. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7836533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32933816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2020.08.001
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Sumario:COVID-19 is a new disease leading to respiratory complications in adults. Children appear to have more modest symptoms than adults. Varicella is often described as a benign disease in the pediatric population. However, patients with varicella and COVID-19 co-infection can develop a more serious respiratory infection. We report the case of an infant who had a co-infection with both viruses that led to pleuropneumonia. The main question in the present case concerns the link between COVID-19 and varicella infection, and the possible modulation in immune response due to the two virus infections.

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