Peripheral neuropathy in severe COVID-19 resolved with therapeutic plasma exchange.

Faqihi, Fahad; Alharthy, Abdulrahman; Memish, Ziad A; Kutsogiannis, Demetrios J; Brindley, Peter G; Karakitsos, Dimitrios

Faqihi, Fahad; Alharthy, Abdulrahman; Memish, Ziad A; Kutsogiannis, Demetrios J; Brindley, Peter G; Karakitsos, Dimitrios.

Faqihi F; Critical Care Department King Saud Medical City Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Alharthy A; Critical Care Department King Saud Medical City Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Memish ZA; Research and Innovation Center King Saud Medical City Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Kutsogiannis DJ; Department of Critical Care Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry The University of Alberta Edmonton AL Canada.
Brindley PG; Department of Critical Care Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry The University of Alberta Edmonton AL Canada.
Karakitsos D; Critical Care Department King Saud Medical City Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Clin Case Rep ; 8(12): 3234-3239, 2020 Dec.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1335974

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Peripheral neuropathies including Guillain-Barré syndrome may be linked to life-threatening COVID-19. Plasma exchange is a safe rescue therapy in severe COVID-19 with associated neurological manifestations and thromboinflammation.

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COVID19; cytokine release syndrome; peripheral neuropathy; therapeutic plasma exchange

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