Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis as a Presentation of COVID-19
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- 29 April 2020
- journal article
- Published by SMC Media in European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Vol. 7 (5) , 001691
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We describe the case of a 59-year-old man who presented with headache, hypertension and a single episode of fever with no other symptoms. He subsequently developed unilateral weakness. Computer tomography identified a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). A subsequent test for COVID-19 was positive. This is the first report of CVST as a presenting symptom of COVID-19 infection.Keywords
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