Acute haemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy associated with COVID-19 in a patient with liver cirrhosis

COVID-19 is emerging as a global pandemic and is a complex disease presenting with multi-organ involvement. Acute haemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy (AHNE) is a rarely reported phenomenon post-COVID-19 but is a rapidly progressing, fatal, haemorrhagic necrosis of the CNS parenchyma. Here, we pr...

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Published in:Journal of family medicine and primary care 2023-12, Vol.12 (12), p.3429-3433
Main Authors: Singh, Sweta, Singh, Uday S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ahne
Case Report
covid-19
Encephalopathy
haemorrhagic
Health aspects
intervention
Liver cirrhosis
necrosis
pandemic
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Summary:COVID-19 is emerging as a global pandemic and is a complex disease presenting with multi-organ involvement. Acute haemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy (AHNE) is a rarely reported phenomenon post-COVID-19 but is a rapidly progressing, fatal, haemorrhagic necrosis of the CNS parenchyma. Here, we present a very interesting case of a cirrhotic male patient with AHNE with COVID-19. Diagnosis of AHNE requires a multimodality approach and high index of suspicion in a patient suffering from SARS-CoV-2. Timely intervention and diagnosis may lead to a favourable outcome in the diagnosed cases. Future detailed studies in this direction may give an insight into this rare but important disease entity.
ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1145_23