A Case Series of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in 3 Febrile Infants in New York
Lance Feld, Joshua Belfer, Rashi Kabra, Pratichi Goenka, Shipra Rai, Shannon Moriarty, Stephen Barone
Abstract
We describe 3 febrile infants <2 months of age admitted to a large tertiary care children's hospital in New York and subsequently found to be infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. All 3 patients presented with fever, feeding difficulty, lymphopenia, and thrombocytosis on laboratory evaluation. Two of the 3 patients were found to have neutropenia, and 2 had known exposures to sick contacts. In this case series, we describe 3 of the youngest patients to be reported with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in the United States.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSeries (stratigraphy)CoronavirusVirologyBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsPandemicPediatricsInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyDiseaseOutbreakPaleontologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research