Acute motor axonal neuropathy associated with COVID-19

Authors : Mehlika PANPALLI ATEŞ, Beyza CETİN, Beria ERTUGRUL, Ahmet YUKSEKTEPE, Selim COMOGLU

Pages : 277-279

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Publication Date : 2022-01-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :COVID-19, which is considered a global pandemic, is constantly being renewed. Acute motor axonal neuropathy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AMAN); is a rare, axonal variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GBS);. This article presents a 69-year-old female patient diagnosed with AMAN due to a COVID-19 infection. Sixty-nine-year-old female patient who started myalgia, headache, cough 14 days ago, and was added diarrhea, fever, loss of smell and taste. Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PCR); was found to be positive. Ten days later, numbness and weakness developed in the distal extremities. As a result of the patient`s neurological examination, acute motor axonal neuropathy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AMAN); was diagnosed.
Keywords : Acute motor axonal neuropathy, Covid 19, Guillain Barré syndrome, pandemic, SARS CoV2

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