SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-Induced Transverse Myelitis

Cureus. 2021 Jul 25;13(7):e16624. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16624. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: bells palsy; covid 19; covid 19 vaccine; longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis; sars-cov-2; urinary retention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports