Case of Covid-19 Presenting with Common Personal Nerve Mononeuropraxia

Abstract

Introduction: Common peroneal nerve palsy presents with a foot drop and weakness of foot eversion(Stewart, 2008). It has always been associated with mechanical causes, with very few cases being bilateral which were also assumed to be mechanical but secondary to mechanical deformities or compression related causes such as tumors(Ag Lamat et al., 2020) or severe weight loss due to anorexia nervosa(Kershenbaum et al., 1996).

COVID-19 is a disease, since it's onset in December 2019 that is relatively new and manifesting in different ways. The variation of symptoms related to COVID-19 involves the upper and lower respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, as well as nervous system. Cases have been reported with post infectious GuillainBarre syndrome, olfactory neuropraxia or neuritis, and even encephalitis (Montalvan et al., 2020). There has not been a prior documented case reported with footdrop due to COVID-19 or any other infectious cause.

Methods: This case reported is of a 45-year-olddiabetic and hypothyroid male of Indian origin who was diagnosed to have symptomatic COVID-19 by PCR of his nasopharyngeal swab with respiratory distress requ