Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is best known for causing febrile pneumonia with lung parenchymal involvement. However, that is often not the only disease presentation, as many studies have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with other complicatio...

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Autores principales: Shahid, Mubasshar, Ali Nasir, Shahbaz, Shahid, Osama, Nasir, Shumaila A, Khan, Muhammad Waleed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909288
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19322
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author Shahid, Mubasshar
Ali Nasir, Shahbaz
Shahid, Osama
Nasir, Shumaila A
Khan, Muhammad Waleed
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description Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is best known for causing febrile pneumonia with lung parenchymal involvement. However, that is often not the only disease presentation, as many studies have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with other complications involving the cardiovascular and neurologic systems. Here, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia presenting with a peculiar finding of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient presented with dyspnea requiring oxygen support via a nasal cannula. He was managed with the hospital's COVID-19 treatment protocols and clinically improved within 14 days of admission. This case helps shine some light on the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2.
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spelling pubmed-86538512021-12-13 Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia Shahid, Mubasshar Ali Nasir, Shahbaz Shahid, Osama Nasir, Shumaila A Khan, Muhammad Waleed Cureus Internal Medicine Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is best known for causing febrile pneumonia with lung parenchymal involvement. However, that is often not the only disease presentation, as many studies have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with other complications involving the cardiovascular and neurologic systems. Here, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia presenting with a peculiar finding of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient presented with dyspnea requiring oxygen support via a nasal cannula. He was managed with the hospital's COVID-19 treatment protocols and clinically improved within 14 days of admission. This case helps shine some light on the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2. Cureus 2021-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8653851/ /pubmed/34909288 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19322 Text en Copyright © 2021, Shahid et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia
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title_short Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia
title_sort unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis in a patient with covid-19 pneumonia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909288
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19322
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