Case Reports
A Young Female with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Presenting with Concurrent Neurological and Pulmonary Manifestations: A Case Report
Authors:
P. T. R. Makuloluwa ,
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), LK
About P. T. R.
Professor in Anaesthesia and Consultant Anaesthetist, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Kavisha P. Dissanayake,
University Hospital, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), LK
About Kavisha P.
Acting Consultant Anaesthestist, COVID-ICU (4),
M. M. P. T. Jayasekera
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), LK
About M. M. P. T.
Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), besides its well-known deleterious effects on the respiratory system, is also reported to affect the central nervous system (CNS), presenting with neurological manifestations, that are commoner among older patients with associated co-morbidities and in the critically ill with COVID pneumonia. Infective, cerebrovascular, and hypoxic-toxic-metabolic etiology have been implicated. Reported outcomes have been poor with persistent neurological deficits among the majority who have survived. We report a young lady who presented with neurological manifestations alongside moderately severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Diagnosed early and managed as severe encephalopathy after excluding infective and cerebrovascular aetiology. Responded well to conservative measures and made a complete recovery. Early recognition of neurological manifestations of COVID- 19 disease followed by the institution of appropriate therapies improved the outcomes.
How to Cite:
Makuloluwa, P.T.R., Dissanayake, K.P. and Jayasekera, M.M.P.T., 2023. A Young Female with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Presenting with Concurrent Neurological and Pulmonary Manifestations: A Case Report. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, 31(1), pp.90–94. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v31i1.9071
Published on
02 May 2023.
Peer Reviewed
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