| Journal: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo |
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| System number: | 000547831 |
| ISSN: | 0036-4665 |
| Authors: | Silva, Francisco José Cândido da1 Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha1 Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares de2 Nunes, Fernanda Remígio2 Miyajima, Fábio3 Damasceno, Lisandra Serra2 |
| Institutions: | 1Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará, Fortaleza. Brasil 2Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas, Fortaleza, Ceará. Brasil 3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fortaleza. Brasil 4Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Medicina, Fortaleza, Ceará. Brasil |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 64 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | The global pandemic of COVID-19 is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which often causes flu-like symptoms and can progress to severe respiratory illness. Thus, as the disease spreads, COVID-19 cases have multiplied across the world, and manifestations involving multiple systems have been described. We report a case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in a Brazilian male patient who presented with seizures and altered mental status. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in Brazil. COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis is a rare manifestation of this viral infection and clinicians should be aware of this possible complication. |
| Keyword: | SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Meningoencephalitis, Coronavirus |
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