Pregnant Woman Infected with Novel Coronavirus

[摘要] Background: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and is generally susceptible to all people, including pregnant women. Case Report: A pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital with fever. She became covid positive after exposure to her husband who had returned from Wuhan. Her recurring clinical symptoms, chest CT showing sub-pleural patchy shadow resolved following antibiotics and antiviral therapy. Conclusion: Pregnant women are highly sensitive to virus, and her bilateral lung consolidation in the middle and lower field progressed rapidly. When the novel coronavirus nucleic acid or gene test of the patient is negative or turns negative, it is still necessary to combine chest CT examination, and to observe the clinical progress, so as to take relevant treatment measures in time.

[学科分类] 生理学

[关键词] Coronavirus;COVID-19;Pregnancy;Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;X-Ray Computed Tomography.