Encephalitis associated with COVID-19 in a 13-year-old girl: A case report
Autor: | Evelina Andrea Rondón-Abuhadba, Nadin Melina Conto-Palomino, María Luz Cabrera-Bueno, Kenneth G. Vargas-Ponce, Noé Atamari-Anahui |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty pediatrics encephalitis lcsh:Medicine Context (language use) Azithromycin Serology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine coronavirus infections medicine 030212 general & internal medicine child lcsh:R5-920 business.industry lcsh:R Hydroxychloroquine General Medicine medicine.disease Hemiparesis covid-19 Vomiting medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business lcsh:Medicine (General) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Encephalitis medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Medwave, Vol 20, Iss 07 (2020) |
ISSN: | 0717-6384 |
Popis: | There are limited reports of neurological symptoms in the pediatric population with COVID-19. We report a 13-year-old girl with three days of illness characterized by headache, non-explosive vomiting, fever, and sudden-onset sensory disorder associated with difficulty in standing and hemiparesis in limbs without evidence of meningeal signs. Brain tomography revealed diffuse brain edema, and the cerebrospinal fluid study was consistent with a viral infection. COVID-19 was diagnosed based on serology. The patient had an untoward clinical course despite treatment with hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and corticosteroids, dying on the third day of hospitalization. Encephalitis in a patient with COVID-19 is not frequently reported in the pediatric population. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients who arrives at the emergency with a sensory disorder or neurological symptomatology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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