Open AccessUnusual Presentation of COVID-19 Disease Leading to Respiratory Distress and Coma
Author(s) -
Julie Paradis,
Hendrik Kevers,
Soufiane Chebli,
Serge Blum,
Pascal Reper
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2021_002418
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , guillain barre syndrome , presentation (obstetrics) , respiratory failure , respiratory distress , coma (optics) , mechanical ventilation , pediatrics , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , disease , anesthesia , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
Multiple neurological complications including Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) have been associated with COVID-19. We describe a case of GBS related to SARS-CoV-2 infection with an unusual presentation beginning with mobilization problems at home without previous classic respiratory or general manifestations. Asymptomatic infection with COVID-19 can lead to critical situations with respiratory insufficiency because of neurological complications such as GBS.