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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750756
Bilateral Brachial Neuritis after COVID-19: Case Report
Article in several languages: português | EnglishFinancial Support The authors declare that the present study did not receive any form of financial support.
Abstract
Brachial neuritis, or Parsonage-Turner syndrome, is a rare disease characterized by a sudden, self-limiting pain in the upper limb followed by weakness and atrophy of the shoulder girdle muscles. Bilateral brachial plexus involvement occurs in between 10 and 30% of the patients, but symptoms are usually asymmetrical. The most common etiological factors include infection (25 to 55%) and autoimmune conditions. Up to 16% of the patients infected by the new coronavirus variant (SARS-CoV2) had neuromuscular complications. We present the case of a patient with bilateral Parsonage-Turner syndrome shortly after severe COVID-19.
Work carried out at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Publication History
Received: 07 April 2021
Accepted: 31 August 2021
Article published online:
27 December 2024
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