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Cureus
. 2021 Nov 6;13(11):e19322.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19322. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia
Mubasshar Shahid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shahbaz Ali Nasir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Osama Shahid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shumaila A Nasir[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Muhammad Waleed Khan[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is best known for causing febrile pneumonia with lung parenchymal involvement. However, that is often not the only disease presentation, as many studies have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with other complications involving the cardiovascular and neurologic systems. Here, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia presenting with a peculiar finding of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient presented with dyspnea requiring oxygen support via a nasal cannula. He was managed with the hospital's COVID-19 treatment protocols and clinically improved within 14 days of admission. This case helps shine some light on the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords: covid-19 pneumonia; dyspnea; neurologic complication; self-resolving; unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.
. 2021 Nov 6;13(11):e19322.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19322. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia
Mubasshar Shahid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shahbaz Ali Nasir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Osama Shahid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shumaila A Nasir[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Muhammad Waleed Khan[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34909288
- PMCID: PMC8653851
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19322
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is best known for causing febrile pneumonia with lung parenchymal involvement. However, that is often not the only disease presentation, as many studies have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can present with other complications involving the cardiovascular and neurologic systems. Here, we report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia presenting with a peculiar finding of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The patient presented with dyspnea requiring oxygen support via a nasal cannula. He was managed with the hospital's COVID-19 treatment protocols and clinically improved within 14 days of admission. This case helps shine some light on the neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV-2.
Keywords: covid-19 pneumonia; dyspnea; neurologic complication; self-resolving; unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.