Title of article :
A Case of COVID-19 Mortality in a Pregnant Woman with Diabetes Ketoacidosis
Author/Authors :
Aminimoghaddam, Soheila Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Nasiri, Setareh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Abrari, Aida Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Yazdizadeh, Maryam Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Faculty of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Rashidi, Romina Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Faculty of edicine - Gilan University of Medical Sciences - Gilan, Iran
Abstract :
SARS-CoV-2 is a newly identified virus that causes COVID 19, spreading very fast in the world. Uncontrolled diabetes in
pregnancy can increase the risk of pregnancy outcomes. Pregnant women are at high ri k of developing a viral infection, like SARS- COV and on the other hand, diabetes ketoacidosis (DKA) which is coupled with COVID-19, can increase maternal mortality. The
patient was a 27-years-old female G3P1L1Ab1 with a history of a previous cesarean section. On 26 March 2020, a fetal ultrasound
revealed intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD) and also diagnosis of DKA and COVID-19 in t e patient that she was expire
eventually due
to the uncontrolled DKA. In this case report, a pregnant woman with a diagnosis of IUFD, DKA and COVID-19 simultaneously is
described. To
the best of the authors of this paper's knowledge, no previous work has been reported for the comorbidity of diabetes
and COVID-19 in pregnancy, but it seems that the coincidence of the above-mentioned d seases can delay the recovery period and also can increases maternal and fetal mortality. When DKA and COVID-19 appear in the patient simultaneously, we cannot control DKA
by the routine protocol treatments of DKA which were used formerly.
Keywords :
COVID-19 , IUFD , Diabetes ketoacidosis , Pregnancy
Journal title :
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran