A fatal case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in a patient coinfected with influenza A
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
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65: e22, 2023. graf
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ABSTRACT We report a case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis with a fatal outcome in a male patient with concomitant influenza A, who had been hospitalized at the beginning of 2022, in the Northeastern region of Brazil. He died due to cardiopulmonary arrest after developing status epilepticus on the third day of hospitalization. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in cerebrospinal fluid and Influenza A was detected in the nasopharyngeal swab. Meningoencephalitis due to COVID-19 is a rare manifestation and physicians must be aware of this complication, mainly during the pandemic. In viral co-circulation situations, the possibility of respiratory coinfections should be remembered.
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
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Medicina Tropical
Year:
2023
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Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas/BR
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Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Ceará/BR
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