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Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature
INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Recently, various complications have been reported. The aim of the current study is to report a rare case of transverse myelitis after recovering from COVID-19. CASE REPORT:...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8380545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34457267 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102749 |
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author | Ahmad, Shwan Abubakr Salih, Karokh H. Ahmed, Shaho Fatah Kakamad, Fahmi H. Salh, Abdulwahid M. Hassan, Marwan Nasih Mohammed, Karukh K. Mohammed, Shvan H. Salih, Rawezh Q. Hussein, Dahat A. |
author_facet | Ahmad, Shwan Abubakr Salih, Karokh H. Ahmed, Shaho Fatah Kakamad, Fahmi H. Salh, Abdulwahid M. Hassan, Marwan Nasih Mohammed, Karukh K. Mohammed, Shvan H. Salih, Rawezh Q. Hussein, Dahat A. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Recently, various complications have been reported. The aim of the current study is to report a rare case of transverse myelitis after recovering from COVID-19. CASE REPORT: A 34-year-old lady, presented with inability to walk for one day duration due to the lower limb weakness. After two weeks from the recovery of COVID-19; she developed progressive intermittent leg pain, paresthesia and weakness on both sides. Brain and cervical MRI showed evidence of a short segment inflammatory enhancing lesion at upper cervical region (at C1 level). The patient was treated conservatively. DISCUSSION: Transverse myelitis has many different causes, it occurs as an autoimmune phenomenon post-infection and vaccination, or it may result from direct infection or acquired demyelinating disease like multiple sclerosis. CONCLUSION: Although it is a sporadic finding, SARS-CoV-2 can cause transverse myelitis. The condition responds to medical therapy. |
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spelling | pubmed-83805452021-08-23 Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature Ahmad, Shwan Abubakr Salih, Karokh H. Ahmed, Shaho Fatah Kakamad, Fahmi H. Salh, Abdulwahid M. Hassan, Marwan Nasih Mohammed, Karukh K. Mohammed, Shvan H. Salih, Rawezh Q. Hussein, Dahat A. Ann Med Surg (Lond) Case Report INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Recently, various complications have been reported. The aim of the current study is to report a rare case of transverse myelitis after recovering from COVID-19. CASE REPORT: A 34-year-old lady, presented with inability to walk for one day duration due to the lower limb weakness. After two weeks from the recovery of COVID-19; she developed progressive intermittent leg pain, paresthesia and weakness on both sides. Brain and cervical MRI showed evidence of a short segment inflammatory enhancing lesion at upper cervical region (at C1 level). The patient was treated conservatively. DISCUSSION: Transverse myelitis has many different causes, it occurs as an autoimmune phenomenon post-infection and vaccination, or it may result from direct infection or acquired demyelinating disease like multiple sclerosis. CONCLUSION: Although it is a sporadic finding, SARS-CoV-2 can cause transverse myelitis. The condition responds to medical therapy. Elsevier 2021-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8380545/ /pubmed/34457267 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102749 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ahmad, Shwan Abubakr Salih, Karokh H. Ahmed, Shaho Fatah Kakamad, Fahmi H. Salh, Abdulwahid M. Hassan, Marwan Nasih Mohammed, Karukh K. Mohammed, Shvan H. Salih, Rawezh Q. Hussein, Dahat A. Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
title | Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
title_full | Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
title_fullStr | Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
title_short | Post COVID-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
title_sort | post covid-19 transverse myelitis; a case report with review of literature |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8380545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34457267 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102749 |
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