T. Moriguchi, N. Harii, Junko Goto, Daiki Harada, H. Sugawara, J. Takamino, Masateru Ueno, Hiroki Sakata, Kengo Kondo, Natsuhiko Myose, A. Nakao, M. Takeda, H. Haro, Osamu Inoue, K. Suzuki-Inoue, Kayo Kubokawa, Shinji Ogihara, Tomoyuki Sasaki, H. Kinouchi, Hiroyuki Kojin, Masami Ito, H. Onishi, Tatsuya Shimizu, Yu Sasaki, N. Enomoto, H. Ishihara, S. Furuya, Tomoko Yamamoto, S. Shimada
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This is the first case of meningitis associated with SARS-CoV-2 who was brought in by ambulance and the specific SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in the nasopharyngeal swab but was detected in a CSF.
Abstract
Highlights • Novel coronavirus (SARS-Coronavirus-2:SARS-CoV-2) which emerged in Wuhan, China, has spread to multiple countries rapidly.• This is the first case of meningitis associated with SARS-CoV-2 who was brought in by ambulance.• The specific SARS-CoV-2 RNA was not detected in the nasopharyngeal swab but was detected in a CSF.• This case warns the physicians of patients who have CNS symptoms.
Citation format
MORIGUCHI, T., et al. A first case of meningitis/encephalitis associated with SARS-Coronavirus-2. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2020, 94: 55–58.