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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatr Neurol
. 2023 Apr 5;144:97-98.
doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.03.021. Online ahead of print. Acute Flaccid Myelitis in a Pediatric Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Farah Thabet[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abir Daya[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Seifeddine Zayani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Chokri Chouchane[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Brahim Tabarki[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Slaheddine Chouchane[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
The etiology of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has yet to be determined. Viral link has been suggested, but severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated AFM has not been reported in children. We describe a three-year-old boy, with AFM associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. In the era of COVID-19 pandemic, patients with AFM should be tested for SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords: Acute flaccid myelitis; Neuroimaging; Pediatrics; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2023 Apr 5;144:97-98.
doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.03.021. Online ahead of print. Acute Flaccid Myelitis in a Pediatric Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Farah Thabet[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abir Daya[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Seifeddine Zayani[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Chokri Chouchane[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Brahim Tabarki[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Slaheddine Chouchane[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37201243
- DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.03.021
The etiology of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has yet to be determined. Viral link has been suggested, but severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated AFM has not been reported in children. We describe a three-year-old boy, with AFM associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. In the era of COVID-19 pandemic, patients with AFM should be tested for SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords: Acute flaccid myelitis; Neuroimaging; Pediatrics; SARS-CoV-2.