COVID-19-associated acute transverse myelitis: a rare entity.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(8)2020 Aug 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-742210
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 has wreaked havoc globally and has claimed innumerable lives all over the world. Apart from the characteristic respiratory illness, this disease has been associated with florid extrapulmonary manifestations and complications. A 59-year-old female healthcare worker presented with features of acute-onset non-compressive myelopathy with a sensory level at T10 segment along with high-grade fever for 4 days. MRI of dorsal spine was suggestive of myelitis at T7 vertebral level. She was initiated on injectable steroids and did show some initial signs of recovery. A day later, she developed an acute-onset respiratory failure but could not be revived despite our best efforts. Her nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab turned out to be positive for SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). We hereby report a case of acute transverse myelitis with COVID-19 as a probable aetiology.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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Coronavirus Infections
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Myelitis, Transverse
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-238668
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