The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2022 , Vol 64 , Num 3
Lethal encephalitis in a pediatric patient with SARS-CoV-2
1 Departments of Pediatric Neurology, Health Ministry Eskisehir City Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey2 Departments of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Health Ministry Eskisehir City Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
3 Departments of Radiology, Health Ministry Eskisehir City Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey
4 Departments of Pediatric Infection, Health Ministry Eskisehir City Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2021.1142 Background. SARS-CoV-2 mostly affects the respiratory system. Some studies have reported neurological disorders associated with SARS-CoV-2. Despite an increase in reported instances, encephalitis caused by COVID-19 infection is still poorly understood.
Case. We reported a rare presentation of SARS-CoV-2 in a 15-year-old patient. He had a fulminant course with encephalitis. He had mild symptoms of a COVID-19 infection five months ago and recovered without any sequel. Despite appropriate treatment, the patient had a devastating course.
Conclusions. This was a severe presentation of SARS-CoV-2 with central nervous system manifestations.
Keywords : encephalitis, status epilepticus, SARS-CoV-2, childhood