Respirology Case Reports (May 2023)

Severe COVID‐19 pneumonia in pregnant woman treated with pulse corticosteroids therapy and third‐trimester caesarean section: A case report

  • Nghia Thinh Bui,
  • Minh Nhat Huynh,
  • Hung Tran,
  • Dinh Kha Le,
  • Tan Thanh Pham,
  • Thanh Tung Pham,
  • Tien Nhan Nguyen,
  • Nguyen‐Huy Do‐Tran,
  • Hoang‐Anh Ngo,
  • Thuy‐Anh Do

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1139
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 5
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract A 44‐year‐old woman at 30 weeks of pregnancy was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a diagnosis of severe COVID‐19 pneumonia. Her condition worsened quickly, defined by prolonged hypoxia even with intensive therapy and oxygen supplementation. This led to the decision to perform a caesarean delivery and continue pulse corticosteroids therapy after delivery. Soon after she recovered from COVID‐19 pneumonia, her life was threatened again by septic shock from hospital‐acquired pneumonia. After nearly 1 month of hospitalization, she was discharged and fully recovered on the re‐examination day 10 months later.

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