neonatal sars-cov-2 infection and congenital myocarditis: a case report and literature review

Introduction: with the outbreak of coronavirus 2019 (sars-cov-2), the prevention and control of sars-cov-2 infection in pregnant women and the potential risk of vertical transmission has become a major concern. case presentation: we report the case of a newborn in iran with the manifestations of myocarditis at birth. the diagnosis of sarscov-2 infection was confirmed for the mother and the neonate by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rrtpcr) using a pharyngeal specimen. conclusions: based on our literature review, there is still insufficient evidence to determine the effect of sars-cov-2 infection on the fetus. given the possibility of cardiac injury in sars-cov-2 disease and manifestation of congenital myocarditis in our case, maternal vertical transmission of sars-cov-2 could be considered.