San Antonio woman leaks spinal fluid after receiving Covid nasal swab

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15 points·walterbell··7 comments

"The 40-year-old woman had a pre-existing defect in the base of her skull (the bone at the top of the nose) and a sac of brain tissue had protruded out into the nasal cavity. This is a rare condition that we see in neurosurgery and in ear, nose and throat clinics."

https://theconversation.com/no-you-cannot-pierce-your-brain-...

Edit: Different woman, but likely a similar root cause.

What's the relationship between the October 2020 case in Iowa and this February 2021 case in Texas:

> A neurologist from Methodist and an ear, nose and throat doctor diagnosed her with pneumocephalus days later. Pneumocephalus is when there has been a rupture in the dural membrane, or the lining that’s around the brain, which allows air to enter the space that’s normally occupied by the head.

Leaking spinal fluid after a Covid nose swab with similar symptoms. And subsequent discovery of a condition unlikely to have been created by a nasal swab, but rather aggravated by it. I did add an edit to note it's a different person.

Thank you. What wildly irresponsible journalism.

That describes most "journalism" in the last year ...

You're using traditional statistical requirements rather than Covid-specific standards. For example, we count anyone as a Covid death if they happen to have the sniffles when they walk in front of a bus (with, not of).

It's important to include events like this else it gives some fringe groups ammunition to understate the seriousness of the pandemic.

>If you'd like to help Chari pay for her procedure, click here.

That's just appalling, she should not have to pay out of pocket to cover damage the hospital staff inflicted on her.

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