A US doctor appears to be the first COVID-19 patient to develop acute vestibular neuritis, in a case that signals yet another possible sign of infection for clinicians to keep in mind.

The 42-year-old doctor developed a mild illness with congestion, sore throat, subjective fevers, dry cough and chills along with body aches and fatigue in early March 2020, just before SARS-CoV-2 testing became widely available.

His symptoms improved with paracetamol and ibuprofen and had completely resolved after five days, reported doctors from the Internal Medicine Department at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, Michigan.

But, 11 days later, he developed new symptoms of vertigo, nausea, and vomiting exacerbated by any movement of his head and body.