Nasal Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula after a Nasal Swab Test for COVID-19 in a Patient without Previous Nasosinusal Disease

A B S T R A C T

COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In order to diagnose its infection, a sample is collected by rotating a nasal swab in the nasopharynx. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this test was widely used, but its risks were not widely disclosed. This study describes the first case in the literature regarding nasal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula after a nasal swab test for COVID-19 in a patient without previous nasosinusal disease. This report warns of the risk of a serious complication secondary to the nasal swab test for the diagnosis of COVID-19.

Keywords

COVID-19, nasal cerebrospinal fluid fistula nasopharyngeal swabs, coronavirus



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Article Type
Case Report
Publication history
Received: Sat 10, Jul 2021
Accepted: Tue 27, Jul 2021
Published: Wed 11, Aug 2021
Copyright
© 2023 Eduardo Machado Rossi Monteiro. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2021.08.06

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Elisa Meiti Ribeiro Lin Plec Rebeca Carolina Campos e Almeida Silva Marcos Correia Lima Laura Rodrigues Sefair Eduardo Machado Rossi Monteiro

Corresponding Author
Eduardo Machado Rossi Monteiro
Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Felicio Rocho, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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