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Case reports
Published:
2023-12-18

SARS-CoV-2 encephalitis associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Erythematosus debut

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https://doi.org/10.37980/im.journal.rspp.20232231

Keywords:

COVID-19, encephalitis, systemic lupus erythematosus., coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, autoimmune disease, adolescents, pediatrics

Abstract

Over time, different viruses have been identified with harmful effects on the central nervous system, causing permanent or transitory alterations of its functions. Previous reports, derived from SARS in 2002 and MERS-CoV in 2012, suggest that the coronavirus has neurological involvement as an atypical presentation, since it has neuroinvasive and neurotropic capacity, and can cause polyneuropathies, seizures, psychosis or even promote cerebrovascular accidents. This article reports the case of a 16-year-old patient with neurological and rheumatological alterations associated with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, as well as the importance of timely recognition of the clinical picture, diagnostic aids, evolution, diagnosis, treatment and complications.

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