COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in a Brazilian patient: case report and literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Francisco José Cândido da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Farias, Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha, Holanda, Pablo Eliack Linhares de, Nunes, Fernanda Remígio, Miyajima, Fábio, Damasceno, Lisandra Serra
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• DOI: 10.1590/S1678-9946202264014
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/195558
• topic: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Meningoencephalitis; Coronavirus

The global pandemic of COVID-19 is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which often causes flu-like symptoms and can progress to severe respiratory illness. Thus, as the disease spreads, COVID-19 cases have multiplied across the world, and manifestations involving multiple systems have been described. We report a case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in a Brazilian male patient who presented with seizures and altered mental status. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in Brazil. COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis is a rare manifestation of this viral infection and clinicians should be aware of this possible complication.