COVID-19-associated acute transverse myelitis: a rare entity.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(8)2020 Aug 25.
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en Inglés
| 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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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Vértebras Torácicas
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Mielitis Transversa
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio de etiologia
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
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Vacunas
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Bcr-2020-238668
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