{"id":80083,"date":"2020-10-01T22:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rare-brain-fluid-leak-from-womans-nose-linked-to-covid-19-test\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T22:59:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T19:59:13","slug":"rare-brain-fluid-leak-from-womans-nose-linked-to-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rare-brain-fluid-leak-from-womans-nose-linked-to-covid-19-test\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rare brain fluid leak from woman’s nose linked to COVID-19 test"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Rare brain fluid leak from woman’s nose linked to COVID-19 test<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n This case study redefines picking someone\u2019s brain.<\/p>\n

A woman\u2019s coronavirus test went horribly south after she inexplicably began leaking cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from her nose, according to a case report.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo our knowledge, this is the first report of an iatrogenic CSF leak after a nasal swab for COVID-19,\u201d read the case study published Thursday in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology \u2013 Head & Neck Surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The spine-tingling situation began when the unnamed 40-something patient received a mandatory COVID-19 screening before an elective hernia operation. The test was administered via a nasal swab \u2014 a screening method recommended by the US\u2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<\/p>\n

Shortly thereafter, she began to experience a headache, neck stiffness, photosensitivity, vomiting and a \u201cmetallic taste\u201d in her mouth.<\/p>\n

Realizing something was awry, she reported to the hospital, where CT scans revealed a 1.8-centimeter pouch of CSF jutting down into the sinus cavity between a fissure in the bone. Known as an encephalocele, the condition was the result of her skull bones not closing completely, leaving a crack where CSF and brain tissue can accumulate into a sac-like formation, according to Children\u2019s Wisconsin health system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Images from the case report.<\/span>JAMA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Doctors speculate that the nose swab had ruptured the pouch, causing the brain-shielding spinal liquid to leak out, reported CTV News<\/a>. In turn, the patient had experienced a change in cerebral equilibrium referred to as spontaneous intracranial hypotension. The patient also had high pressure in the brain due to the spinal fluid pouch.<\/p>\n

An accidental spinal tap might seem like gross malpractice. However, analysis of a 2017 CT scan revealed that the woman\u2019s encephalocele was misidentified as nasal inflammation.<\/p>\n

Armed with this knowledge, doctors were able to fill in the problematic gap in the bone using a soft tissue skin graft.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the patient\u2019s case highlights the \u201cneed to properly train clinicians and even the general<\/a> public\u201d about swab screening, per the report, as governments across the globe roll out both DIY and automated swabbing measures to help shield health-care workers from contracting the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

In order to avoid another inadvertent brain drain, the study proposed alternative screening procedures for patients suffering from sinus problems or skull-related ailments.<\/p>\n

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Images from the case report.<\/span>JAMA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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