COVID-19 as a Possible Cause of Unexplained Maternal Polyhydramnios: A Case Report

JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of Research & Innovation in Anesthesia

Author
1. SK Arun
2. Sarfaraz Ahmad
3. Abhyuday Kumar
ISSN
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10049-2018
Volume
7
Issue
2
Publishing Year
2022
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS Patna, Patna, Bihar, India
    1. Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
    1. Department of Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
  • Article keywords
    COVID-2019, Parturient, Polyhydramnios

    Abstract

    Background: Pregnant women are uniquely susceptible to severe illnesses with a viral infection, possibly due to the shift from cellular to humoral immunity during pregnancy and puerperium. The relationship between clinically evident polyhydramnios in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and poor perinatal outcome has not been evaluated. Case description: We describe as case of 28-year-old pregnant female with mild systemic disease (ASA-II) having COVID-19 with moderate polyhydramnios underwent an emergency cesarean section under spinal anesthesia due to fetal distress. She had class II obesity, cough, and fever with moderate COVID-19. Conclusion: Since COVID-19 is a viral infection, it may have caused placental insult due to cytokine storm during the pregnancy and resulted in polyhydramnios.

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