COVID-19 Associated Unilateral Diaphragm Paralysis: A Case Report.

Fahimeh Hassanali, Kazem Ahmadikia, Maryam Sadat Mirenayat, Reyhaneh Zahiri, Atefeh Fakharian

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Article in Tanaffos, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with a Previous Phrenic Nerve Transfer for a Traumatic Brachial Plexus Palsy.Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury · 2024
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fahimeh HassanaliRajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Kazem AhmadikiaDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Maryam Sadat MirenayatChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Reyhaneh ZahiriChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Atefeh FakharianChronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Masih Daneshvari Hospital · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Diaphragm paralysis may be either idiopathic or associated with several medical conditions including viral and bacterial infection. The association of phrenic nerve palsy with viral infections is rare but well-appreciated in several case reports. Neuropathy, both central and peripheral, is a common neurological consequence of COVID-19. Here, we describe a case of diaphragm paralysis in a woman who was admitted to the hospital because of COVID-19 pneumonia. Post-COVID-19 unilateral paralyzed diaphragm was diagnosed with a chest X-ray for her and the disorder was attributed to COVID-19 because no other etiology was found to be associated. So far, phrenic neuropathy and diaphragmatic paralysis in a COVID-19-affected patient have not been reported from Iran.

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COVID-19Diaphragmatic paralysisPeripheral neuropathyPhrenic nerve

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