Vertical infection with Sars-Cov-2 in a neonate born at height

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Carlos Hugo Torres Salinas
Daniel Alejandro Lozano-Moreno
Luz Noelia Jesús-Terbullino

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Background: vertical infection by SARS-CoV-2 in newborns has little evidence; however, there are more and more cases that support this possibility. On the other hand, although infections at this age are usually mild, their behavior has not been seen in neonates born at a higher altitude above sea level. Case report: We present a neonate with a high probability of having contracted a vertical infection by SARS-CoV-2, which had a torpid evolution with the need for oxygen support and which in turn associated radiological findings of significant lung damage demonstrated by tomography. The patient showed slow improvement and could be discharged at 14 days of life without showing oxygen dependence. Conclusions: This case exposes our limited knowledge of the behavior of this disease in neonates born at height.

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Torres Salinas, C. H., Lozano-Moreno, D. A., & Jesús-Terbullino, L. N. (2021). Vertical infection with Sars-Cov-2 in a neonate born at height. Pediatría, 54(3), 120–125. https://doi.org/10.14295/rp.v54i3.338
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Carlos Hugo Torres Salinas, MD Pediatra. Departamento Materno Infantil. Hospital Nacional “Ramiro Prialé Prialé” - EsSalud, Perú. Universidad Continental – Perú

Médico Asistente del Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Nacional "Ramiro Prialé" - EsSalud, Perú.
Médico Especialista en Pediatría Clínica por la Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú.
Pasante de Alergia e Inmunología Pediátrica en el Hospital Universitario de San José - Colombia.
Docente de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Continental, Perú.
Auditor Médico por la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Perú.
Estudios en Gerencia de Servicios de Salud por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú.
Estudios en Salud Ocupacional y Medicina del Trabajo por la Universidad Inca Garcilazo de la Vega, Perú.

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