Acute transverse myelitis in a HIV-positive patient with COVID-19
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NEMŢAN, Victor, MANOLE, Elena, HACINA, Evghenia, TOPCIU, Galina, LISNIC, Vitalie, THURNHER, Majda, KUMMER, Rudiger von. Acute transverse myelitis in a HIV-positive patient with COVID-19. In: Moldovan Medical Journal, 2020, nr. 5(63), pp. 51-53. ISSN 2537-6373. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4018955
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Moldovan Medical Journal
Numărul 5(63) / 2020 / ISSN 2537-6373 /ISSNe 2537-6381

Acute transverse myelitis in a HIV-positive patient with COVID-19

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4018955
CZU: 616.832-002-031.11:616.98:578.828.6+616.98:578.834.1

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Nemţan Victor1, Manole Elena1, Hacina Evghenia1, Topciu Galina1, Lisnic Vitalie1, Thurnher Majda2, Kummer Rudiger von3
 
1 ”Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
2 Medical University of Vienna,
3 Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 7 decembrie 2020


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Background: Immunocompromised status keeps on being a challenge for a physician, especially in the context of the coronavirus disease – 19 (COVID-19) pandemic. The predominant clinical presentations are related to the respiratory system, but neurological manifestations are recognized increasingly. Cases of myelitis associated with the new coronavirus infection have already been published, but no cases of HIV-positive patients with myelitis and COVID-19 have been reported yet. Material and methods: This study described a clinical case of a human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – positive patient, who developed an acute transverse myelitis with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results: Magnetic Resonance Imaging examination showed longitudinally extensive spinal cord abnormality, and laboratory tests confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient responded to methylprednisolone pulse therapy, followed by oral corticosteroids and therapeutic plasma exchange. Conclusions: Continuing pandemic and the expectation that a large part of the world population will be infected suggest that the number of patients with neurological manifestations could become large. Curious neurologic constellations can appear which complicate the diagnostic process and treatment in certain patients.

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COVID-19, transverse myelitis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder