COVID-19 Nasal Swab Test Punctured Woman's Brain, Leaked Brain Fluid From Her Nose
02 October, 2020, By Cross Town News
A Covid-19 nasal swab test punctured a US woman's brain lining, causing fluid to leak from her nose and putting her at risk of life-threatening infection, doctors reported in a medical journal Thursday.
The patient, who is in her 40s, had an undiagnosed rare condition and the test she received may have been carried out improperly, a sequence of improbable events that means the risk from nasal tests remains very low.