Brachial plexopathy as a complication of COVID-19.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(3)2021 Mar 25.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1153656
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 affects a wide spectrum of organ systems. We report a 52-year-old man with hypertension and newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus who presented with hypoxic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 and developed severe brachial plexopathy. He was not treated with prone positioning respiratory therapy. Associated with the flaccid, painfully numb left upper extremity was a livedoid, purpuric rash on his left hand and forearm consistent with COVID-19-induced microangiopathy. Neuroimaging and electrophysiological data were consistent with near diffuse left brachial plexitis with selective sparing of axillary, suprascapular and pectoral fascicles. Given his microangiopathic rash, elevated D-dimers and paucifascicular plexopathy, we postulate a patchy microvascular thrombotic plexopathy. Providers should be aware of this significant and potentially under-recognised neurologic complication of COVID-19.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Bcr-2020-237459
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