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Profound Weakness and Blurry Vision in a Pandemic: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Neuro-Behçet’s disease (NBD) is a manifestation of Behçet’s disease, a relapsing inflammatory multisystem disease. Data on patients with autoimmune disease in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is limited. CASE REPORT: We discuss the case of a 2...

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Autores principales: O’Keefe, Jacy M., Grall, Kristi J.H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8143829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34437012
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51104
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description INTRODUCTION: Neuro-Behçet’s disease (NBD) is a manifestation of Behçet’s disease, a relapsing inflammatory multisystem disease. Data on patients with autoimmune disease in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is limited. CASE REPORT: We discuss the case of a 22-year-old male with SARS-CoV-2 who presented to the emergency department with weakness and vision changes. Brain imaging showed enhancing lesions. History revealed possible autoimmune disease. A diagnosis of NBD exacerbated by SARS-CoV-2 was made. CONCLUSION: Patients with SARS-CoV-2 are presenting with exacerbations of systemic illnesses. Although NBD is uncommon, medical professionals need to consider this in the differential of central nervous system disorders, as it is a potentially treatable condition.
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spelling pubmed-81438292021-05-28 Profound Weakness and Blurry Vision in a Pandemic: A Case Report O’Keefe, Jacy M. Grall, Kristi J.H. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report INTRODUCTION: Neuro-Behçet’s disease (NBD) is a manifestation of Behçet’s disease, a relapsing inflammatory multisystem disease. Data on patients with autoimmune disease in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is limited. CASE REPORT: We discuss the case of a 22-year-old male with SARS-CoV-2 who presented to the emergency department with weakness and vision changes. Brain imaging showed enhancing lesions. History revealed possible autoimmune disease. A diagnosis of NBD exacerbated by SARS-CoV-2 was made. CONCLUSION: Patients with SARS-CoV-2 are presenting with exacerbations of systemic illnesses. Although NBD is uncommon, medical professionals need to consider this in the differential of central nervous system disorders, as it is a potentially treatable condition. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021-05-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8143829/ /pubmed/34437012 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2021.3.51104 Text en Copyright: © 2021 O’Keefe et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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