Paraspinal myositis in a patient with COVID-19 infection: a case report

Myalgia is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19 infection. With the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging cases of COVID-related myositis have been reported. However, COVID-19-related myositis of the paraspinal muscle is uncommon. We present a 66-year-old female who was admitted to t...

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Published in:The Egyptian journal of internal medicine 2023-08, Vol.35 (1), p.61-3, Article 61
Main Authors: Pangkanon, Watsachon, Leelaviwat, Natnicha, Saowapa, Sakditad, Liao, En-Dien, Payne, J. Drew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Back pain
Case Report
Case reports
Consent
COVID-19
Creatine kinase
Creatinine
Edema
Hepatitis
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immune system
Immunosuppressive agents
Infections
Inflammatory diseases
Influenza
Internal Medicine
Kinases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Musculoskeletal diseases
Myalgia
Myositis
Oxygen saturation
Patients
Pneumonia
Respiratory system
Rhabdomyolysis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
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Summary:Myalgia is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19 infection. With the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging cases of COVID-related myositis have been reported. However, COVID-19-related myositis of the paraspinal muscle is uncommon. We present a 66-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital for hemorrhagic shock secondary to gastrointestinal bleeding. She developed COVID-19 respiratory tract infection symptoms on the second day of admission with reported severe lower back pain 3 days later. Serum creatinine kinase level was slightly elevated, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed paraspinal myositis.
ISSN:2090-9098
1110-7782
2090-9098
DOI:10.1186/s43162-023-00248-7