Bilateral Wrist Drop Caused by Non-invasive Continuous Monitoring of Blood Pressure During Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report.
compressive neuropathy
covid-19 pneumonia
icu
radial nerve injury
wrist drop
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
accepted:
14
02
2022
entrez:
21
3
2022
pubmed:
22
3
2022
medline:
22
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Compressive peripheral nerve injury can be observed as a long-term outcome during the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia. In this case study, we report a man with bilateral wrist drop due to prolonged noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. A 52-year-old man who had undergone invasive ventilation because of severe COVID-19 pneumonia was admitted with bilateral loss of function of the wrist, digital, and thumb extensors and hypoesthesia in the dorsum of the forearm and hand. The patient had not been treated with prone positioning respiratory therapy. However, he had undergone bilateral automated sphygmomanometry that measured his blood pressure every ten minutes during his ICU stay. His electrophysiological findings were compatible with the presence of bilateral radial nerve compression at the level of the spiral groove. Awareness of potential compressive peripheral nerve injury is important for rehabilitation after the treatment of COVID-19-associated pneumonia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35308731
doi: 10.7759/cureus.22212
pmc: PMC8926417
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e22212Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Arica Polat et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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