UNILATERAL DIAPHRAGMATIC PARALYSIS SECONDARY TO COVID-19

ABSTRACT

While current publications highlight the importance of this condition in mechanically ventilated patients, our case demonstrates that unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis can occur in COVID-19 patients in the outpatient setting who were also treated with bamlanivimab. The patient decided on conservative therapy instead of surgical intervention, and his dyspnea improved upon follow-up. B Discussion: b Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis is emerging as a complication of COVID-19 in the acute and chronic stages. The patient subsequently underwent a sniff test via chest fluoroscopy that revealed paradoxical motion of the right hemidiaphragm and normal excursion of the left hemidiaphragm. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)