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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Med Ultrasound
. 2020 Dec 22;28(4):249-252.
doi: 10.4103/JMU.JMU_150_20. eCollection Oct-Dec 2020.
Peripheral Polyneuropathy Associated with COVID-19 in Two Patients: A Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Case Report
Steven B Soliman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chad L Klochko[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manmeet K Dhillon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Naomi R Vandermissen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Marnix T van Holsbeeck[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, we are encountering multiple different symptoms and related complications. Although the vast majority of literature is focused on its pulmonary manifestations, recent reports have mentioned neurologic manifestations but typically those related to the central nervous system and diagnosed utilizing magnetic resonance imaging. We present two cases of COVID-19-associated peripheral polyneuropathy diagnosed utilizing musculoskeletal ultrasound (US), which to our knowledge is the first such case report. US is an instrumental portable modality that can be used for COVID-19 patients in isolation. As this virus continues to spread, understanding and recognizing these COVID-19 related complications and their sonographic findings are crucial.
Keywords: Axonal sensorimotor neuropathy; COVID-19; musculoskeletal ultrasound; peripheral neuropathy.
. 2020 Dec 22;28(4):249-252.
doi: 10.4103/JMU.JMU_150_20. eCollection Oct-Dec 2020.
Peripheral Polyneuropathy Associated with COVID-19 in Two Patients: A Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Case Report
Steven B Soliman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chad L Klochko[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manmeet K Dhillon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Naomi R Vandermissen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Marnix T van Holsbeeck[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33659166
- PMCID: PMC7869729
- DOI: 10.4103/JMU.JMU_150_20
Abstract
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads, we are encountering multiple different symptoms and related complications. Although the vast majority of literature is focused on its pulmonary manifestations, recent reports have mentioned neurologic manifestations but typically those related to the central nervous system and diagnosed utilizing magnetic resonance imaging. We present two cases of COVID-19-associated peripheral polyneuropathy diagnosed utilizing musculoskeletal ultrasound (US), which to our knowledge is the first such case report. US is an instrumental portable modality that can be used for COVID-19 patients in isolation. As this virus continues to spread, understanding and recognizing these COVID-19 related complications and their sonographic findings are crucial.
Keywords: Axonal sensorimotor neuropathy; COVID-19; musculoskeletal ultrasound; peripheral neuropathy.