Viral Meningitis Associated With COVID-19 in a 9-year-old Child: A Case Report
Koroush Yousefi, Salar Poorbarat, Zohre Abasi, Sajad Rahimi, Ali Khakshour
Abstract
We report first viral meningitis associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a patient hospitalized at Imam Hassan Hospital in Bojnurd. The patient was a 9-year-old child with no history of internal disease who referred to the emergency with a complaint of fever, headache and low back pain, about 3 days after the onset of symptoms. finally, viral meningitis was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Topics & Concepts
Viral meningitisMedicineMeningitisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PediatricsEmergency departmentSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DiseaseCoronavirusViral infection2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyBacterial meningitisInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirusOutbreakPsychiatryLong-Term Effects of COVID-19SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchKawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications