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Clinical Conundrum: Dysphagia in a Patient with COVID-19 and Progressive Muscle Weakness

verfasst von: Amy Ishkanian, Alla Mehl

Erschienen in: Dysphagia | Ausgabe 5/2021

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A 58-year-old woman with a history of diabetes presented to an acute care hospital with 6 weeks of shortness of breath, cough, and fatigue as well as a 2-week history of sudden onset of slurred speech, left upper extremity weakness, nausea/vomiting, and difficulty with ambulation. Workup was consistent with COVID-19 pneumonia and hypoxic respiratory failure. Upon admission, she required supplemental oxygen via facemask and nasal cannula, with advancement to room air. A CT of the head was unremarkable and the patient’s neurological exam was largely non-focal. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Clinical Conundrum: Dysphagia in a Patient with COVID-19 and Progressive Muscle Weakness
verfasst von
Amy Ishkanian
Alla Mehl
Publikationsdatum
31.10.2020
Verlag
Springer US
Schlagwort
COVID-19
Erschienen in
Dysphagia / Ausgabe 5/2021
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10205-z

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