Case Report: A Pediatric COVID-19 Patient with Pyelonephritis and Febrile Seizure as a Rare Clinical Manifestations

Abstract

: In this study, we report a rare presentation of COVID-19 virus, as febrile seizure. The patient was a 13-month-old girl with febrile seizure. Fever of the patient had started three days ago. Also, the patient had chills for five minutes in addition to cyanosis and tachycardia. On the primary evaluation, active urine analysis showed pyelonephritis. After a complete evaluation, the patient was diagnosed as a positive COVID-19 case based on polymerase chain reaction using nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs.