Does COVID-19 Cause Hemorrhagic Encephalitis? A Case Report

Marzieh Abotorabi  Zarchi; Roghaye  Razavi; Nasim  Namiranian

doi:10.18502/crcp.v9i5.18456

Marzieh Abotorabi Zarchi Department of Neurology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Roghaye Razavi Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Nasim Namiranian Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v9i5.18456

Keywords: COVID-19; Brain; Encephalitis; SARS-COV-2

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 causes an inflammatory disease characterized by symptoms such asfever, cough, shortness of breath, and myalgia, along with leukopenia, lymphopenia,elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase levels, and abnormal chest computedtomography findings. It may also lead to respiratory distress, unilateral complications,and secondary infections. COVID-19 infection can result in severe neurologicalcomplications, including viral encephalitis, cerebrovascular disorders, acute diffuseencephalomyelitis, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy. Here, we report a case ofhemorrhagic encephalitis due to SARS-CoV-2 in a 27-year-old patient with a history oftype 1 diabetes