Abid Sohail Zaynab, Naqvi Jawad, Gray Leanne
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
BJR Case Rep. 2023 May 15;9(3):20220134. doi: 10.1259/bjrcr.20220134. eCollection 2023 May.
The case describes how musculoskeletal disease can manifest in coronavirus disease. The most reported symptoms of covid infection are cough, fever and myalgia. Myalgia and myositis are similar conditions in that they both describe muscular pain and fatigue. However, they are distinguishable in that myalgia is usually benign and self-limiting whilst untreated myositis can lead to serious complications often requiring hospital admission. This case report aims to familiarise physicians with atypical presentations of coronavirus disease to prevent delays in diagnosis and treatment. Timely treatment of covid-induced myositis can decrease in-hospital mortality rates and improve patient outcomes.
该病例描述了肌肉骨骼疾病在冠状病毒病中的表现形式。新冠感染最常报告的症状是咳嗽、发热和肌痛。肌痛和肌炎有相似之处,因为它们都描述了肌肉疼痛和疲劳。然而,它们是可区分的,因为肌痛通常是良性的且具有自限性,而未经治疗的肌炎可能导致严重并发症,常常需要住院治疗。本病例报告旨在使医生熟悉冠状病毒病的非典型表现,以防止诊断和治疗延误。及时治疗新冠病毒引起的肌炎可降低住院死亡率并改善患者预后。