COVID-19 reinfection after pregnancy

L Gobin; A Vallée; D Zucman; M Carbonnel; J Laperrelle; O Brugière; A Martin; J-M Ayoubi; E Farfour

doi:10.1016/j.idnow.2022.01.002

COVID-19 reinfection after pregnancy

Infect Dis Now. 2022 Mar;52(2):101-103. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.01.002. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

Authors

L Gobin¹, A Vallée², D Zucman³, M Carbonnel⁴, J Laperrelle⁵, O Brugière⁶, A Martin⁷, J-M Ayoubi⁸, E Farfour⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Internal Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁶ Lung Transplant Center and Center of Expertise for Cystic Fibrosis, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁷ Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁸ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁹ Internal Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Background: There have been reports of COVID-19 reinfections, but the immunological characterization of these cases is partial. We report a case of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2, where the first infection occurred in the course of late pregnancy.

Case presentation: On May 27, 2020, a 37-year-old woman gave birth at full term, 3 hours after full dilatation. She developed fever (38.3°C) after delivery. Mild biological anomalies compatible with COVID-19 were observed: lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, elevated D-Dimers, CRP, and LDH. At 6-month follow-up, she reported having contracted COVID-19 with high fever, rhinorrhea, hand frostbites, cough, headache, dysgeusia and anosmia.

Conclusions: We report a case of COVID-19 reinfection with a first mild infection during late pregnancy and a more aggressive second infection 5 months later.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pregnancy; Reinfection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19* / complications
Cough
Female
Fever
Humans
Pregnancy
Reinfection* / diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2