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Influence of Covid-19 infection on fetal thymus size after recovery.
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Journal of perinatal medicine [J Perinat Med] 2021 Dec 07; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 139-143. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 07 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objectives: To investigate the long-term effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection on the fetal immune system by fetal thymus size measurements with ultrasound (USG).<br />Methods: This prospective study was conducted in the Turkish Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital between November 1, 2020 and April 1, 2021, with recovered, pregnant women, four weeks after they had been confirmed for the SARS-CoV-2 infection by real-time polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR). COVID-19 recovered (CR) pregnant women compared with age-matched pregnant controls in terms of demographic features, fetal thymic-thoracic ratio (TTR), and laboratory parameters.<br />Results: There was no difference in demographic features between the two groups. TTR found significantly lower in the CR group than the control group (p=0.001). The fetal TTR showed a significant and moderate correlation with maternal monocyte counts, monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and red cell distribution width (RDW); while it did not correlate with lymphocyte counts, c-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin levels.<br />Conclusions: The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reduces fetal thymus size in pregnant women with mild or moderate symptoms after recovery from the infection.<br /> (© 2021 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
COVID-19 diagnostic imaging
Female
Fetus diagnostic imaging
Humans
Organ Size
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious diagnostic imaging
Prospective Studies
Thymus Gland diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Young Adult
COVID-19 pathology
Fetus pathology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious pathology
Thymus Gland pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1619-3997
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of perinatal medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34881540
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2021-0322