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Cerebral microhemorrhages in severe COVID-19 pneumonia
BACKGROUND: Cerebral microhemorrhages are a complication in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 50-year-old woman presented to the hospital with shortness of breath due COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, alpha variant) pneumonia. Her hospital course was complicated by hypoxic respiratory...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Scientific Scholar
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9479615/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36128151 http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_605_2022 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Cerebral microhemorrhages are a complication in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 50-year-old woman presented to the hospital with shortness of breath due COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2, alpha variant) pneumonia. Her hospital course was complicated by hypoxic respiratory failure requiring intubation and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. She received a tracheostomy for ongoing ventilator support after prolonged intubation. Her mental status was notable for disorientation and severe agitation for which a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was obtained. MRI revealed numerous microhemorrhages predominantly at the gray-white matter junctions. CONCLUSION: Cerebral microhemorrhages in severe COVID-19 pneumonia are associated with critical illness, increased mortality, and worse functional outcome. The pathophysiology of cerebral microhemorrhages in COVID-19 is unknown. |
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