Acute Flaccid Myelitis in a Pediatric Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Jul:144:97-98. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.03.021. Epub 2023 Apr 5.

Abstract

The etiology of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has yet to be determined. Viral link has been suggested, but severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated AFM has not been reported in children. We describe a three-year-old boy, with AFM associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. In the era of COVID-19 pandemic, patients with AFM should be tested for SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: Acute flaccid myelitis; Neuroimaging; Pediatrics; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / complications
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Central Nervous System Viral Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enterovirus D, Human*
  • Enterovirus Infections* / complications
  • Enterovirus Infections* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelitis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Myelitis* / epidemiology
  • Myelitis* / etiology
  • Neuromuscular Diseases* / complications
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2

Supplementary concepts

  • acute flaccid myelitis