Drug-Induced Liver Injury After COVID-19 Vaccine.

Cureus

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, USA.

Published: July 2021

The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019 in China. World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. It has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Persistent symptoms and serious complications are being reported in patients who survived COVID-19 infection, but long-term sequelae are still unknown. Several vaccines against COVID-19 have been approved for emergency use around the globe. These vaccines have excellent safety profiles with few reported side effects. Drug-induced hepatotoxicity is mainly seen with different drugs or chemicals. There are only a few reported cases of hepatotoxicity with vaccines. We present a case of liver injury after administration of the vaccine against the COVID-19 infection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8372667PMC
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