Encephalopathy and seizure activity in a COVID-19 well controlled HIV patient
Sara Haddad, Ralph Tayyar, L. Risch, GREGORY CHURCHILL, Elie-Jacques Fares, Michael Sung Pil Choe, Philip Montemuro
Abstract
A 41-year-old male with a history of well controlled HIV presented with confusion and was found to have COVID-19. Lumbar puncture was negative. He had worsening encephalopathy with tonic-clonic seizure requiring intubation. He was treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin with improvement in mental status back to baseline after 6 days.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHydroxychloroquineLumbar punctureAzithromycinAltered Mental StatusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ConfusionEncephalopathyEpilepsyAnesthesiaHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)PediatricsInternal medicineVirologyPsychiatryCerebrospinal fluidInfectious disease (medical specialty)MicrobiologyPsychologyBiologyAntibioticsPsychoanalysisDiseaseInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies