Post-COVID-19 vaccine medium-vessel vasculitis and acute anterior uveitis, causation vs temporal relation; case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

and importance: Multiple immunologic phenomena were reported following the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. However, the important point is that their possible association with medium-vessel vasculitis involving the celiac trunk and its branches with acute anterior uveitis in the same patient has not been reported before.

Case presentation

In this manuscript, we are reporting a case of a middle-aged gentleman who developed vasculitis involving the celiac trunk and its branches, and acute anterior uveitis one week and three weeks after the second dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, respectively. The patient showed significant clinical and radiographic improvement after receiving corticosteroids and azathioprine.

Clinical discussion

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SUBMITTER: Al-Allaf AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867999 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature