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Title: | ACUTE TRANSVERSE MYELITIS AS A NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION OF COVID-19: A CASE REPORT |
Authors: | Palahuta, Hanna V. Fartushna, Olena Y. Yevtushenko, Stanislav K. Hnepa, Yana Y. |
Keywords: | COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, myelitis, complication, infectious diseases, spinal cord |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Series/Report no.: | Wiadomości Lekarskie;VOLUME LXXIV ISSUE 4;APRIL 2021 |
Abstract: | We aim to report a COVID-19-related case of acute myelitis that has not been associated with any other viral infections. A 23-year-old student was admitted to the hospital within a month from the time of loss of smell and taste with features of acute-onset non-compressive myelitis with paresthesia on both sides from the Th9 level. Complex neurological, clinical, laboratory, and neuroimaging examination was performed within 24 hours of admission. MRI of the spine showed a segment of increased T2 signal in the center of the spinal cord at Th11-Th12. Elevated protein level and lymphocytic pleocytosis were detected in the cerebrospinal fluid. A serologic blood test for SARS-CoV-2 showed recent infection. PCR for other viral infections was negative. The patient was treated with injectable steroids and showed full recovery. Specific neurological features of acute myelitis associated with COVID-19 were reported, described, and analyzed. Patient was treated and recovered. KEY WORDS: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, myelitis, complication, infectious diseases, spinal cord |
Type: | Text |
Publication type: | Стаття |
URI: | https://dspace.uzhnu.edu.ua/jspui/handle/lib/35479 |
Appears in Collections: | Наукові публікації кафедри терапії та сімейної медицини |
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