Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy (Jun 2020)

Aspiration Pneumonia Caused by Neuromyelitis Optica in a Patient with Suspected COVID-19

  • Yuanyuan Zhao, MD, Jie Liu, MD, Shengzheng Wu, MD, Weihua Li, MD, Keyan Li, MD, Zhiye Chen, MD, Dudu Wu, MD, Ming Zhang, MD, Ningbo Zhang, MD, Xuan Zhou, Xuexia Shan, Shunji Gao, MD, Faqin Lv, MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37015/AUDT.2020.200031
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 138 – 141

Abstract

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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is an idiopathic autoimmune inflammatory disorder which is characterized by central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating. Common symptoms of area postrema clinical syndrome (APS) include intractable hiccup, nausea and vomit which may lead to aspiration pneumonia. In this article, we report a patient with suspicious COVID-19 infection and complicated with NMOSD and aspiration pneumonia. The question still remains that whether 2019-nCoV could infect CNS and cause NMO.

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