The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine (Aug 2023)

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

  • Watsachon Pangkanon,
  • Natnicha Leelaviwat,
  • Sakditad Saowapa,
  • En-Dien Liao,
  • J. Drew Payne

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-023-00248-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Abstract 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.

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