COVID-19-related vasculopathy of the brain #MMPMID34315736
Liang HW; Mung SM; Douglass C; Jude EB
BMJ Case Rep 2021[Jul]; 14 (7): ä PMID34315736show ga
The COVID-19 pandemic is revealing growing reports of atypical presentation of the disease beyond the respiratory system. SARS-CoV-2 infection has been linked to multisystem vasculopathy including cardiopulmonary, cerebral and renal vasculature, potentially brought on by a dysregulated host immune response in a probable setting of a cytokine storm. Here, we describe a case of a previously healthy and active 74-year-old man presenting with acute cognitive decline with preceding non-specific influenza-like symptoms. He was then diagnosed with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)-associated intracerebral haemorrhage and was found to be COVID-19 positive. COVID-19-induced immune response may have further compromised the cerebral vessels already weakened by CAA, triggering multiple microhaemorrhages leading to clinical presentation. The limited evidence about the heterogeneity of COVID-19 manifestations suggests that clinicians should be aware and screen for concurrent COVID-19 in patients presenting with neurological features during the peak of this pandemic, as this offers the best chance for better clinical outcome.
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