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Editor, Senior Moderator
IDCases
. 2020 Jul 18;21:e00919.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00919. eCollection 2020.
Meningoencephalitis from SARS-CoV-2 infection
Fatima Hafizi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Saleema Kherani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Madeeha Shams[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The current global pandemic of COVID-19 disease is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This typically causes severe respiratory illness, however, as cases have multiplied across the globe, protean manifestations involving multiple organ systems have been described. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with meningoencephalitis associated with COVID-19 disease who presented with altered mental status and rhythmic limb movements. Although rare, meningoencephalitis should be considered as a possible manifestation of COVID-19 disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; CSF; Coronavirus; Meningoencephalitis; Nervous system; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2020 Jul 18;21:e00919.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00919. eCollection 2020.
Meningoencephalitis from SARS-CoV-2 infection
Fatima Hafizi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Saleema Kherani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Madeeha Shams[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32775207
- PMCID: PMC7368659
- DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00919
Abstract
The current global pandemic of COVID-19 disease is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This typically causes severe respiratory illness, however, as cases have multiplied across the globe, protean manifestations involving multiple organ systems have been described. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with meningoencephalitis associated with COVID-19 disease who presented with altered mental status and rhythmic limb movements. Although rare, meningoencephalitis should be considered as a possible manifestation of COVID-19 disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; CSF; Coronavirus; Meningoencephalitis; Nervous system; SARS-CoV-2.