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COVID-19 , Chickenpox , Coinfection , Herpes Zoster , Meningitis, Viral , Humans , Meningitis, Viral/diagnosisABSTRACT
Enteroviral meningitis is seasonal, typically exhibiting a rise in prevalence in late summer/early fall. Based on clinical microbiology laboratory testing data of cerebrospinal fluid, the expected August/September/October peak in enteroviral meningitis did not occur in 2020, possibly related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation strategies.
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COVID-19 , Enterovirus Infections , Enterovirus , Meningitis, Viral , Enterovirus Infections/epidemiology , Enterovirus Infections/prevention & control , Humans , Infant , Meningitis, Viral/diagnosis , Meningitis, Viral/epidemiology , Meningitis, Viral/prevention & control , SARS-CoV-2Subject(s)
COVID-19/diagnosis , Central Nervous System Viral Diseases/diagnosis , Meningeal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Meningitis, Viral/diagnosis , COVID-19/cerebrospinal fluid , COVID-19/complications , Central Nervous System Viral Diseases/cerebrospinal fluid , Central Nervous System Viral Diseases/etiology , Humans , Male , Meningeal Neoplasms/cerebrospinal fluid , Meningitis, Viral/cerebrospinal fluid , Meningitis, Viral/etiology , Middle AgedABSTRACT
We report first viral meningitis associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a patient hospitalized at Imam Hassan Hospital in Bojnurd. The patient was a 9-year-old child with no history of internal disease who referred to the emergency with a complaint of fever, headache and low back pain, about 3 days after the onset of symptoms. finally, viral meningitis was diagnosed with COVID-19.