Extramedullary hematopoiesis secondary to COVID-19: A first case report in a newborn

Nicolas Caudrelier; Patrick Cyr; Victor Kokta; Catherine McCuaig

doi:10.1177/2050313X221117643

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Aug 2022)

Extramedullary hematopoiesis secondary to COVID-19: A first case report in a newborn

Nicolas Caudrelier,
Patrick Cyr,
Victor Kokta,
Catherine McCuaig

Affiliations

Nicolas Caudrelier: Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Patrick Cyr: Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Victor Kokta: Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Catherine McCuaig: Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X221117643
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

Abstract

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A 39 weeks newborn baby was born with blueberry muffin macules and papules on her back. Skin biopsy was performed and showed extramedullary hematopoiesis. The mother who was infected by COVID-19 infection at 35 weeks of pregnancy did not have any other risk factor for extramedullary hematopoiesis, thus making this viral infection the most likely cause of blueberry muffin rash.

Published in SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-313X (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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