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Cureus
. 2020 Aug 18;12(8):e9840.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9840.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Associated With Febrile Status Epilepticus in a Child
Madhuradhar Chegondi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Harsh Kothari[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Swathi Chacham[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Aditya Badheka[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Infection associated with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The emerging literature suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children of all age groups. COVID-19 as a cause of febrile seizures and status epilepticus is not yet reported in children. We report the case of a two-year-old child who presented to our pediatric intensive care unit with febrile status epilepticus and was diagnosed to have COVID-19 infection. The child recovered fully and was discharged home after three days.
Keywords: child; covid-19; febrile status epilepticus; sars-cov-2.
. 2020 Aug 18;12(8):e9840.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9840.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Associated With Febrile Status Epilepticus in a Child
Madhuradhar Chegondi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Harsh Kothari[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Swathi Chacham[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Aditya Badheka[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32953347
- PMCID: PMC7497292
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9840
Abstract
Infection associated with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The emerging literature suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children of all age groups. COVID-19 as a cause of febrile seizures and status epilepticus is not yet reported in children. We report the case of a two-year-old child who presented to our pediatric intensive care unit with febrile status epilepticus and was diagnosed to have COVID-19 infection. The child recovered fully and was discharged home after three days.
Keywords: child; covid-19; febrile status epilepticus; sars-cov-2.