a 35-day old infant with covid-19

In late 2019, a novel coronavirus named covid19 led to a large outbreak in china and many other countries. a few cases of pneumonia in newborns and infants with covid19 infection have been reported. the neonates and infants described as the cases of covid19 had been asymptomatic or have had mild symptoms. the target of the current report is a 35dayold male infant with respiratory distress and cyanosis. the chest xray ct images revealed manifestation of lung infection. the upper respiratory sampling was done by pharyngeal swab and the results confirmed the covid19 infection. considering the positive test results and the severity of the respiratory distress, a complex medication treatment was administered. as a result, the symptoms alleviated, and the patient was discharged after complete remission on the 11th day. although rare cases of covid19 infection in infants have been reported, the transmission of disease from affected persons to infants can happen. therefore, further studies for early diagnosis and management of the covid19 in newborns and infants are necessary.