Cerebrospinal fluid leak postnasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 testing: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic and its rapid spread worldwide, an early and effective detection strategy was the nasopharyngeal reverse transcription polymerase swab tests, a procedure still performed today. A relatively safe procedure when done correctly, however, one of the rare complications reported in the literature includes a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak.

Case description

A 69-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department with clear fluid rhinorrhea, clinically diagnosed with a CSF fistula after a SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal swab. Resulting computed tomography and magnetic resonance images did not report any abnormalities; however, persistence of clear fluid rhinorrhea obligated pharmacological treatment without resolution, requiring in

SUBMITTER: Robles LVR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9610644 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature