Headache as the Presenting Symptom in 2 Patients With COVID‐19 and a History of Migraine: 2 Case Reports
Jyotika Singh, Ashhar Ali
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has now affected more than 5 million people globally. Typical symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Patients with underlying medical comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes are more likely to become severely ill. To date there is limited information on how COVID-19 affects patients with a history migraine. Here, we present the cases of 2 women with a history of migraine whose first symptom of COVID-19 was a severe persistent headache.
Topics & Concepts
MigraineMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicDiseaseMedical historyDiabetes mellitusPast medical historySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakComorbidityFamily historyPediatricsIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicinePathologyOutbreakEndocrinologyLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Migraine and Headache StudiesHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide