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Horner’s syndrome in the course of COVID-19: a case report
Affiliations- Department of Internal Diseases, Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Ujejskiego 75, 85-168 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Skłodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz, Ujejskiego 75, 85-168 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Radiology, Jan Biziel’s University Hospital No 2, Bydgoszcz, Ujejskiego 75, 85-168 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Abstract
In December 2019, in China appeared a new infectious disease — coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Immediately it has spread
worldwide. The disease manifests itself in different ways. It may be asymptomatic. It can also cause various,
non-specific symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, rhinitis, malaise, headache, muscle pain,
diarrhea, loss of smell and taste, or rash. Sometimes, the infection leads to severe pneumonia, which
may cause respiratory failure and death. But there are also less frequent manifestations of the disease.
For example, increasing numbers of studies reported neurological complications, such as cerebrovascular
events, seizures, meningoencephalitis, encephalopathies, acute myelitis, acute facial nerve palsy,
or Guillain-Barré syndrome. In our knowledge, up to now, only a few cases of Horner’s Syndrome due to
COVID-19 were described. Thus, in this article, we present the case of a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia
complicated by Horner’s Syndrome.
Abstract
In December 2019, in China appeared a new infectious disease — coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Immediately it has spread
worldwide. The disease manifests itself in different ways. It may be asymptomatic. It can also cause various,
non-specific symptoms such as cough, fever, sore throat, rhinitis, malaise, headache, muscle pain,
diarrhea, loss of smell and taste, or rash. Sometimes, the infection leads to severe pneumonia, which
may cause respiratory failure and death. But there are also less frequent manifestations of the disease.
For example, increasing numbers of studies reported neurological complications, such as cerebrovascular
events, seizures, meningoencephalitis, encephalopathies, acute myelitis, acute facial nerve palsy,
or Guillain-Barré syndrome. In our knowledge, up to now, only a few cases of Horner’s Syndrome due to
COVID-19 were described. Thus, in this article, we present the case of a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia
complicated by Horner’s Syndrome.
Keywords
Horner' s syndrome, COVID-19
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Horner’s syndrome in the course of COVID-19: a case report
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Case report
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274-275
Published online
2021-09-09
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Medical Research Journal 2021;6(3):274-275.
Keywords
Horner's syndrome
COVID-19
Authors
Alicja Popiołek
Aleksandra Chyrek-Tomaszewska
Jan Kłopocki
Marta Dura
Grzegorz Pulkowski
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