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Dedeepya Gullapalli1, Avinash Vangara1, Sandhya Kolagatla2
1Internal Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Harlan, USA.
Cureus
|August 9, 2023
Summary
A COVID-19 infection case report details a 55-year-old male experiencing cough, vomiting, and new-onset left eyelid ptosis. This rare association between coronavirus disease 2019 and ptosis highlights unusual neurological presentations.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Ophthalmology
Background:
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically causes fever, cough, and anosmia.
- Unusual symptoms beyond the common ones have been reported in COVID-19 cases.
- Ptosis, or eyelid drooping, is a rare neurological manifestation associated with viral infections.
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