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

SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-Induced Transverse Myelitis

Nayha Tahir  1 , Gowthami Koorapati  1 , Sonika Prasad  1 , Hafiz Muhammad Jeelani  1 , Robin Sherchan  1 , Jishna Shrestha  1 , Maryna Shayuk  1
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Case Reports

SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination-Induced Transverse Myelitis

Nayha Tahir et al. Cureus. .

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.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical and upper thoracic spine with and without contrast showing a long segment of increased T2 signal within the central spinal cord extending at least from the C2-3 segment into the visualized thoracic spine (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical and upper thoracic spine with and without contrast showing a decreased T2 signal intensity of the cervical and upper thoracic region spinal cord, due to improving transverse myelitis after high-dose methylprednisolone therapy and plasmapheresis (arrow).
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