Gulati Nihal, Kapila Saniya, Bhalla Sehgal Lucky, Sehgal Vineet, Lnu Priyal
Medicine, Navpreet Hospital, Amritsar, IND.
Medicine, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Amritsar, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Aug 18;14(8):e28134. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28134. eCollection 2022 Aug.
COVID-19 occurs due to infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), which has caused havoc globally. It presents with a wide range of symptoms, mainly respiratory symptoms, but with time various neurological manifestations of the disease have also been noted, like myelitis. This case report aims to shed light on COVID-19-associated myelitis so that potential neurological complications of COVID-19 can be identified and treated timely. We report a case of a 41-year-old male who presented with weakness of all limbs with urinary complaints. He also had a cough and sore throat for the past few days. The MRI scan of the spine showed long segment myelitis in the cervical cord extending from the cervicomedullary junction to the upper end of the C4 vertebral body. COVID-19 myelitis is a rare but severe complication of COVID-19 infection and needs to be discussed.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）感染引起的，该病毒在全球范围内造成了严重破坏。它表现出广泛的症状，主要是呼吸道症状，但随着时间的推移，该疾病的各种神经表现也被注意到，如脊髓炎。本病例报告旨在阐明与COVID-19相关的脊髓炎，以便能够及时识别和治疗COVID-19潜在的神经并发症。我们报告一例41岁男性病例，该患者出现四肢无力并伴有泌尿系统症状。他在过去几天还伴有咳嗽和喉咙痛。脊柱磁共振成像（MRI）扫描显示颈髓出现长节段脊髓炎，从颈髓交界处延伸至C4椎体上端。COVID-19脊髓炎是COVID-19感染的一种罕见但严重的并发症，需要进行讨论。
