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. 2024 Oct 2;7(6):423-426.
doi: 10.1002/iju5.12761. eCollection 2024 Nov.

Cranial neuropathy following coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Shota Fukae  1 , Kazuaki Yamanaka  1 , Soichi Matsumura  1 , Ryo Tanaka  1 , Shigeaki Nakazawa  1 , Yoichi Kakuta  1 , Norio Nonomura  1
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Cranial neuropathy following coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Shota Fukae et al. IJU Case Rep. .

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding of adverse reactions to coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines remains limited.

Case presentation: Case 1: A 52-year-old woman, post-kidney transplantation, experienced sudden vision loss in her left eye after receiving a second dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. She was diagnosed with ischemic optic neuropathy.Case 2: A 53-year-old woman, post-kidney transplantation, presented with worsening diplopia and left eye pain following the second dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. She was diagnosed with left abducens nerve palsy.

Conclusion: Vigilance is essential for recognizing the potential for delayed cranial neuropathy in immunocompromised individuals after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination.

Keywords: COVID‐19; COVID‐19 vaccine; cranial neuropathy; infection; kidney transplantation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Fundoscopy: Fundoscopy shows hemorrhage and edema in the optic papilla (arrow), in the left eye (a, right eye: b, left eye).
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SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody titer: No increase in anti‐COVID‐19 antibody titers observed in case 1 but increased from the third dose in case 2 (a, case 1: b, case 2).
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