Multiple sclerosis following SARS-CoV-2 infection

•The first case of multiple sclerosis (MS) shortly after COVID-19 is presented.•Viral infections strongly relate to MS onset and its relapses.•SARS-CoV-2 can play a role in the triggering of demyelinating diseases.•Systemic immune response against SARS-CoV-2 could reach CNS leading to demyelination....

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Veröffentlicht in:Multiple sclerosis and related disorders Jg. 45; S. 102377
Hauptverfasser: Palao, M., Fernández-Díaz, E., Gracia-Gil, J., Romero-Sánchez, C.M., Díaz-Maroto, I., Segura, T.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020
Schlagworte:
Adult
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - complications
COVID-19
Demyelinating disease
Female
Humans
MHV-59
Multiple Sclerosis - epidemiology
Multiple Sclerosis - pathology
Neurology
Optic neuritis
Original
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - complications
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Demyelinating disease
SARS-CoV-2
MHV-59
Optic neuritis
ISSN:2211-0348, 2211-0356, 2211-0356
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Zusammenfassung:•The first case of multiple sclerosis (MS) shortly after COVID-19 is presented.•Viral infections strongly relate to MS onset and its relapses.•SARS-CoV-2 can play a role in the triggering of demyelinating diseases.•Systemic immune response against SARS-CoV-2 could reach CNS leading to demyelination. SARS-CoV-2 infection can produce neurological features. The most common are headache, anosmia and dysgeusia but patients may also develop other central nervous system (CNS) injuries. We present a patient affected by Covid-19 who initially consulted for decreased visual acuity. The MRI showed inflammation in the right optic nerve and demyelinating lesions in the CNS. We speculate that an immune mechanism induced by SARS-CoV-2, which can activate lymphocytes and an inflammatory response, plays a role in the clinical onset of the disease. This pathogen may be associated with either the triggering or the exacerbation of inflammatory/demyelinating disease.
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DOI:10.1016/j.msard.2020.102377