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Title
Severe neonatal enterovirus infection in twins with different outcomes : a case report
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Abstract
Enteroviruses are among the most common causes of acute viral illness worldwide, and in neonates, the clinical course of these infections is heterogeneous. Severe complications, such as myocarditis, are associated with high mortality rates. In this case report, we present the clinical course of premature twins born at 35 weeks of gestational age, suffering from a severe neonatal enterovirus infection with cardiac involvement, which proved fatal in one of the twins. This course led to prompt identification in the other twin and facilitated timely transfer to a neonatal intensive care unit with neonatal hemodynamic expertise, and facilitated the timely transfer to a neonatal intensive care nit with hemodynamic expertise and immediate availability of AZCMO would it have been indicated. Early supportive therapy in the other twin contributed to a positive outcome. Therefore, we emphasize the importance of early recognition in averting adverse consequences. As a recommendation, we propose routine screening of enterovirus in viral panels for febrile newborns.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Publication
2023
ISSN
2296-2360
DOI
10.3389/FPED.2023.1181698
Volume/pages
11 (2023) , p. 1-7
Article Reference
1181698
ISI
001067218700001
Pubmed ID
37744436
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 02.10.2023
Last edited 03.11.2024
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