New Delhi, (PTI) Researchers have described the first pediatric case of vocal cord paralysis following COVID-19 infection in a new study.
The physician-researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital in the US have concluded that the paralysis was likely a downstream effect of the viral infection, and that it may be another addition to the “well-established” nervous system-related or neuropathic complications observed in children and adults.
The patient, an otherwise healthy 15-year-old female, was presented to the emergency department 13 days after diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection with acute onset shortness of breath, the researchers described in their study published in the journal Pediatrics. She had a history of asthma and anxiety.
