COVID-19呈现为脑炎和心肌炎:一个罕见病例报告
Nikolaos Kakaletsis1, Ioannis Alevroudis2, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas3
1Internal Medicine Unit, Ippokrateio General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Cureus
|July 11, 2024
概括
这项案例研究强调了45岁女性的严重COVID-19并发症,包括脑炎和心脏吸管. 类固醇治疗导致康复,这表明病毒可能对中枢神经系统和心脏产生影响.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- COVID-19呈现出各种各样的临床症状,从轻微的呼吸系统问题到严重的多器官功能障碍.
- COVID-19的神经和心脏表现越来越被认可,但可能是复杂和多样化的.
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