Open AccessPeripheral neuropathy in severe COVID‐19 resolved with therapeutic plasma exchange
Author(s) -
Faqihi Fahad,
Alharthy Abdulrahman,
Memish Ziad A.,
Kutsogiannis Demetrios J.,
Brindley Peter G.,
Karakitsos Dimitrios
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3397
Subject(s) - medicine , therapeutic plasma exchange , covid-19 , peripheral neuropathy , intensive care medicine , virology , disease , diabetes mellitus , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
Peripheral neuropathies including Guillain‐Barré syndrome may be linked to life‐threatening COVID‐19. Plasma exchange is a safe rescue therapy in severe COVID‐19 with associated neurological manifestations and thromboinflammation.