1. Measles virus and cytomegalovirus co-infection, in a child with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection, during COVID-19 pandemic: a case report
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Giulia Piccirilli, Monia Gennari, Liliana Gabrielli, Marta Leone, Eva Caterina Borgatti, Alessia Cantiani, Federica Lanna, Fabio Magurano, Melissa Baggieri, Antonella Marangoni, Marcello Lanari, and Tiziana Lazzarotto
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Measles virus ,Cytomegalovirus ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Case report ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Abstract Measles virus (MV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) may cause pediatric infection. We report the first described case of MV and CMV co-infection in an unvaccinated 13-mo-old girl, with a recent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, occurred during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic context, combined with patient’s complex clinical scenario, presenting symptoms as persistent fever, diarrhea, vomiting, maculopapular rash and edema, in addition to high level of inflammatory markers, led to a suspicion of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The final diagnosis and the successfully management of the case, discharged after resolution of symptoms, was achieved by a proper virological diagnosis and a close two-way cooperation between pediatricians and clinical microbiologists. The report mainly highlights that awareness about measles should be raised in unvaccinated patients with consistent symptoms, even in the COVID-19 era.
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- 2023
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