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A prospective study in children aged less than 6 years that assessed the association between human coronaviruses (HCoVs) with febrile seizures, bronchiolitis and gastroenteritis concluded that there was a higher proportion of patients with febrile seizures that tested positive for HCoVs compared to patients with other presentations. However, the pathogenesis of febrile seizures is not directly related to the neuroinvasiveness of these viruses, so further research is required to elucidate their role in the aetiology of seizures. We ought to highlight that in most cases published in the literature the child had close contact with a symptomatic individual, mainly in the family home, as was the case of our patient. As recommended by paediatrics scientific societies, it is essential to include the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test in the workup of infants aged less than 3 months.