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Early SARS-CoV-2-associated acute transverse myelitis: A case for neurotropism?
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posted on 2022-11-24, 03:53 authored by IF Lu, JS Cornish, A Ashok, SK Chen, Eugene AthanEugene Athan, Andrew HughesAndrew HughesThere are increasing reports of immune-mediated and para-infectious syndromes beyond the well-known respiratory manifestations of severe-acute-respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, the spectrum of severe neurological sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 remains undefined. We present the case of a 66-year-old female with rapidly progressive lower limb neurology 3 days post SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clinical and radiological findings were in keeping with transverse myelitis and treatment success was achieved with methylprednisolone and remdesivir. This report will discuss the associations between SARS-CoV-2 and acute transverse myelitis. We believe this is one of few described cases of early SARS-CoV-2-associated transverse myelitis secondary to neurotropism and the first successfully treated with the inclusion of remdesivir in the therapeutic regimen.
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Journal of Internal MedicineVolume
292Pagination
679-683Location
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0954-6820eISSN
1365-2796Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
4Publisher
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COVID-19General & Internal MedicineLife Sciences & BiomedicineMedicine, General & InternalmyelitisneurotropismSARS-COV-2Science & TechnologyAgedFemaleHumansMethylprednisoloneMyelitis, TransverseSARS-CoV-2PneumoniaLungVaccine RelatedPreventionBiodefenseRare DiseasesPneumonia & InfluenzaEmerging Infectious DiseasesInfectious DiseasesInfectionClinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
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