A COVID-19 test resulted in a fatal infection for a woman with a rare, undiagnosed health condition.
In the 1940s, the woman underwent a nasal swab test that allegedly punctured her Brian lining, causing a runny nose and a risk of a life-threatening infection, reported Garrett Wallace, an otolaryngologist. According to AFP, the medical journal JAMA to Tolerangology-Head and Neck Surgery.
A woman in her 40s received a nasal swab test, which was said to have punctured the lining of her brain, causing fluid to leak out of her nose. (AP Photo / Gregorio Borgia)
The patient reportedly had a non-diagnostic health condition and received a COVID-19 test, which doctors say may not have been performed properly.
According to the report, the woman had gone for COVID-19 nasal test before the alternative hernia surgery and later a clear fluid was displayed on one side of her nose, the report said. She also developed symptoms including headaches, sore throat, dizziness and turning to light, Walsh explained.
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Doctors drew some of the fluid into the water with boring use, but this resulted in a defect in the base of the skull called encephalocele, which reportedly pierced the lining of his brain into the nose where he was at risk of rupture. .
The woman, who was not identified, has since recovered. However, if the condition is not treated, doctors say she could have contracted a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection.
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In the report, doctors insisted that individuals with sinus or skull surgery should request an oral COVID-19 test if possible.
“It demonstrates the need for adequate training of testers and the need for vigilance after testing,” Dennis Krause, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Linox Hill Hospital, a New York City-based hospital, told AFP.
