SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-Induced Transverse Myelitis.

Cureus

Internal Medicine, Chicago Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, McHenry, USA.

Published: July 2021

While mass immunization against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rolls out around the globe, safety concerns and adverse events that need prompt evaluation are also emerging. We report a case of transverse myelitis and Bell's palsy after receiving Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccination under the emergency use authorization in a healthy young woman with no past medical history. Other possible etiologies of her symptoms were ruled out, and she was treated successfully with steroids and plasma exchange.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8384391PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16624DOI Listing

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