COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis treated with intravenous immunoglobulin

A 40-year-old man presented with altered mental status after a recenthospitalisation for COVID-19 pneumonia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed lymphocytosis concerning for viral infection. The CSF PCR for SARS-CoV-2 was negative, yet this could not exclude COVID-19 meningoencephalitis. Durin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2020-09, Vol.13 (9), p.e237364
Hauptverfasser:	El-Zein, Rayan S, Cardinali, Serge, Murphy, Christie, Keeling, Thomas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Betacoronavirus Case reports Coronavirus Infections - complications Coronaviruses COVID-19 Cytokines Encephalitis Endothelium Glucose Guillain-Barre syndrome Humans Immunoglobulins Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Immunologic Factors - therapeutic use infection (neurology) infections Male Meningitis Meningoencephalitis - drug therapy Meningoencephalitis - etiology Nervous system New Disease Pandemics Patients Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral - complications Proteins SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Streptococcus infections Treatment Outcome
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