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Cureus
. 2022 Jul 13;14(7):e26817.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.26817. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Secondary to COVID-19: A Case Report
Bao Q Nguyen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Darrick J Alaimo[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a painful condition characterized by stabbing pain throughout the glossopharyngeal nerve distribution. Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we have learned that COVID-19 may induce neurological symptoms and complications. This case report presents a 54-year-old patient diagnosed with GPN, potentially secondary to COVID-19. The pain resolved spontaneously in three months without the need for medication. We discuss our diagnostic approach for this patient and propose a possible theory about the relation between cranial neuralgias and COVID-19.
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; covid-19; glossopharyngeal nerve; glossopharyngeal neuralgia; pain management; world pandemic.
. 2022 Jul 13;14(7):e26817.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.26817. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Secondary to COVID-19: A Case Report
Bao Q Nguyen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Darrick J Alaimo[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35971353
- PMCID: PMC9372386
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26817
Abstract
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) is a painful condition characterized by stabbing pain throughout the glossopharyngeal nerve distribution. Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we have learned that COVID-19 may induce neurological symptoms and complications. This case report presents a 54-year-old patient diagnosed with GPN, potentially secondary to COVID-19. The pain resolved spontaneously in three months without the need for medication. We discuss our diagnostic approach for this patient and propose a possible theory about the relation between cranial neuralgias and COVID-19.
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; covid-19; glossopharyngeal nerve; glossopharyngeal neuralgia; pain management; world pandemic.