Case Report: Encephalitis After Covid-19 Diagnosis

Abstract

Introduction: At the end of 2019, the Covid-19 pandemic began, a severe acute respiratory infection caused by the coronavirus. Encephalitis is defined by inflammation of the brain parenchyma with neurological dysfunction that can be caused by infection or autoimmunity, it should be suspected when there are symptoms or signs of neurological dysfunction that present acutely. There are already studies in the medical literature that seek to correlate the covid-19 infection with the onset of encephalitis, which could indicate a possible causal relationship between the two conditions. Objective and case report: This study aims to report the case of a 42-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with encephalitis one week after the onset of COVID-19. The case report was carried out based on a review of medical records and correlation with the literature. Conclusion: There are other cases of encephalitis described after or concomitantly with the Covid-19 infection, thus pointing to the need to publish new studies on the subject so that eventually the presence of a causal relationship between the two pathologies can be proven or refuted.