The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome

Although typically patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have pulmonary symptoms atypical cases can occasionally present with extra-pulmonary symptoms. We report an interesting case of COVID-19 female patient presenting with combination of central nervous system disorder and acute myocard...

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Main Authors: Guntur Darmawan, Samadhi Tulus Makmud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1590
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description Although typically patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have pulmonary symptoms atypical cases can occasionally present with extra-pulmonary symptoms. We report an interesting case of COVID-19 female patient presenting with combination of central nervous system disorder and acute myocardial infarct as initial manifestation. Multiorgan involvement in COVID-19 might lead to multiple atypical presentation which could be overlooked by the physician. 
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spelling doaj-art-e4d7a0cd21ad4fafbe8a8e3094121a982025-08-20T03:51:43ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322021-03-01531423The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary SyndromeGuntur Darmawan0Samadhi Tulus Makmud11. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Krida Wacana Christian University, Jakarta, Indonesia 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Sumber Waras General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, IndonesiaDepartment of Neurology, Sumber Waras General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia Although typically patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have pulmonary symptoms atypical cases can occasionally present with extra-pulmonary symptoms. We report an interesting case of COVID-19 female patient presenting with combination of central nervous system disorder and acute myocardial infarct as initial manifestation. Multiorgan involvement in COVID-19 might lead to multiple atypical presentation which could be overlooked by the physician.  https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1590COVID-19extra-pulmonary manifestationacute myocardial infarctseizureloss of consciousness
spellingShingle Guntur Darmawan
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The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acta Medica Indonesiana
COVID-19
extra-pulmonary manifestation
acute myocardial infarct
seizure
loss of consciousness
title The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_full The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_fullStr The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_short The ‘Great Imitator’: A Case of COVID-19 Presenting with Encephalitis and Acute Coronary Syndrome
title_sort great imitator a case of covid 19 presenting with encephalitis and acute coronary syndrome
topic COVID-19
extra-pulmonary manifestation
acute myocardial infarct
seizure
loss of consciousness
url https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1590
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