An Unusual Case of Acute Hemorrhagic Necrotizing Encephalomyelitis in a COVID-19 Patient
| Autor: | Mounir Ibrahim, Moaaz Baghal, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Sameh Elias, Syed Jafri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Encephalomyelitis Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Central nervous system Infectious Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Demyelinating disease Internal Medicine Medicine case report Unusual case business.industry acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis General Engineering acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis medicine.disease Vaccination sars-cov-2 medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology covid-19 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, also known as ADEM, is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that has been correlated with viral infections and vaccinations and has a range of presentations, where it can present as a mild neurological dysfunction or more severe manifestations ending in chronic neurological sequelae or even death; therefore, it is considered to be a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of ADEM diagnosed in a previously healthy male patient with a recent infection of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). Early diagnosis and management with intravenous immunoglobulins held the key to a good outcome. |
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