SEVERE LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS AFTER COVID-19 VACCINATION - CAUSE OR COINCIDENCE? CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.
Georgian Med News
; (324): 134-139, 2022 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-35417874
ABSTRACT
Vaccination has been the most powerful tool to fight the COVID-19 pandemic while the specific treatment options in clinical practice have been under review for approval and authorization by regulatory bodies. After registration of different vaccines, it is important to ensure a post-marketing surveillance to identify potential risks not observed in controlled trials. Authors report on the case of an 80-year-old male patient who developed severe leukocytoclastic vasculitis of skin and oral mucous membrane after receiving the second dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. He was treated successfully with prednisolone. We also provide a literature review on other reported cases of COVID-19 vaccine induced vasculitis. This type of an adverse reaction seems to be rare. Fortunately, most cases were temporary and well controlled by corticosteroids. The majority of vaccine-associated vasculitis cases have been observed in association with BONT162b2 mRNA vaccine although other vaccines also may cause the event. The knowledge of this possible adverse event is important for early diagnosis and intervention.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vasculitis
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Georgian Med News
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2022
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Article