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Myositis in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019: A rare presentation.
Gupta, Salil; Dixit, Prashant Kumar; Prasad, Ajay Shankar.
Afiliação
  • Gupta S; Consultant (Medicine), Command Hospital (AF), Bengaluru, India.
  • Dixit PK; Graded Specialist (Medicine), Command Hospital (AF), Bengaluru, India.
  • Prasad AS; Senior Adviser (Medicine), Command Hospital (AF), Bengaluru, India.
Med J Armed Forces India ; 77: S486-S489, 2021 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34334917
The world is presently struggling with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A patient with COVID-19 typically presents with fever, non-productive cough, dyspnea, and myalgia. A 49-year-old female presented with complaints of subacute onset and progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness of both upper limbs and lower limbs with no sensory, cranial nerve deficit. She had elevated creatine phosphokinase levels of 906 U/L, an aspartate aminotransferase level of 126 IU/L, a lactate dehydrogenase level of 354 U/L, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 68 mm/1 hr, and magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis and thigh revealed muscle edema suggestive of myositis. Her reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction result for SARS-CoV-2 was positive. Her evaluation for other causes of myositis was negative. She was managed with intravenous immunoglobulins and supportive care. She showed rapid improvement in symptoms and motor weakness. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of COVID-19 related disabling myositis in India.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Med J Armed Forces India Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Índia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Med J Armed Forces India Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Índia