Vestibular neuritis caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection diagnosed by serology: Case report. (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Halalau, Alexandra; Halalau, Madalina; Carpenter, Christopher; Abbas, Amr E; Sims, Matthew
• Is Part Of: SAGE open medical case reports. Volume 9(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 -- vestibular neuritis -- serology -- case report; Clinical medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X211013261
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-313X

Abstract

Vestibular neuritis is a disorder selectively affecting the vestibular portion of the eighth cranial nerve generally considered to be inflammatory in nature. There have been no reports of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causing vestibular neuritis. We present the case of a 42-year-old Caucasian male physician, providing care to COVID-19 patients, with no significant past medical history, who developed acute vestibular neuritis, 2 weeks following a mild respiratory illness, later diagnosed as COVID-19. Physicians should keep severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 high on the list as a possible etiology when suspecting vestibular neuritis, given the extent and implications of the current pandemic and the high contagiousness potential.