Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a worldwide health threat due to its highly contagious nature and severe complications. The authors experienced a case of cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (S...
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| author | Doo Hyuk Kwon Jae-Seok Park Hyung Jong Park Sung-Il Sohn Jeong-Ho Hong |
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| description | Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a worldwide health threat due to its highly contagious nature and severe complications. The authors experienced a case of cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Case Report A 65-year-old male patient with COVID-19 was admitted to our hospital for cohort isolation. On day 11 after admission, the patient suddenly presented right-sided hemiparesis. Computed tomography of the brain showed multiple hypodense lesions, which confirmed acute cerebral infarction. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a vegetation of about 5 mm on the mitral valve and endocarditis was diagnosed as the cause of cerebral infarction. Conclusion Cerebral infarction is one of the complications of COVID-19 and can occur at any time during the course of the disease. Hence, a neurologist has an important role in the medical team involved in COVID-19 treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45307ffc6124471fbb2abc8a1caf7c392022-12-22T01:00:07ZengThe Korean Neurocritical Care SocietyJournal of Neurocritical Care2005-03482508-13492020-12-0113210110410.18700/jnc.200019327Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19Doo Hyuk Kwon0Jae-Seok Park1Hyung Jong Park2Sung-Il Sohn3Jeong-Ho Hong4 Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of KoreaBackground Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a worldwide health threat due to its highly contagious nature and severe complications. The authors experienced a case of cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Case Report A 65-year-old male patient with COVID-19 was admitted to our hospital for cohort isolation. On day 11 after admission, the patient suddenly presented right-sided hemiparesis. Computed tomography of the brain showed multiple hypodense lesions, which confirmed acute cerebral infarction. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a vegetation of about 5 mm on the mitral valve and endocarditis was diagnosed as the cause of cerebral infarction. Conclusion Cerebral infarction is one of the complications of COVID-19 and can occur at any time during the course of the disease. Hence, a neurologist has an important role in the medical team involved in COVID-19 treatment.http://e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-200019.pdfcovid-19heart injuryendocarditiscerebral infarctionneurologist |
| spellingShingle | Doo Hyuk Kwon Jae-Seok Park Hyung Jong Park Sung-Il Sohn Jeong-Ho Hong Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 Journal of Neurocritical Care covid-19 heart injury endocarditis cerebral infarction neurologist |
| title | Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 |
| title_full | Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 |
| title_short | Cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19 |
| title_sort | cerebral infarction caused by endocarditis in a patient with covid 19 |
| topic | covid-19 heart injury endocarditis cerebral infarction neurologist |
| url | http://e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-200019.pdf |
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