Transverse myelitis after SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: Report of two cases with COVID‐19

Clinical Case Reports

Alireza Fatemi¹  Farzad Ashrafi¹  Reza Jalili Khoshnoud¹  Alireza Zali¹  Davood Ommi¹  Soroor Advani²  Seyyed Mohammad‐Mahdi Hosseini³ 

[1]Functional Neurosurgery Research Center Shohada Tajrish Neurosurgical Center of ExcellenceShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran

[2]Neurology Department Shohada Tajrish HospitalShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran

[3]Student Research CommitteeDepartment and Faculty of MedicineShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran

关键词: angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2);    magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);    neurology;    plasma exchange;    respiratory distress;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.5196

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Transverse myelitis has been reported as a complication of COVID‐19 in recent studies. Here, we report two cases of transverse myelitis related to COVID‐19. Both patients underwent plasma exchange after being treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids which lead to the recovery of one of them.

【 授权许可】

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