Leg paralysis after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination diagnosed as neuralgic amyotrophy of the lumbosacral plexus: a case report.
J Int Med Res
; 49(11): 3000605211056783, 2021 Nov.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1533180
ABSTRACT
The ongoing global administration of vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) means that increasing numbers of patients are likely to present with post-vaccination complications. We describe the first reported case of neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) involving the lumbosacral plexus occurring after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. The patient presented with acute-onset leg paralysis following administration of the vaccine. Based on the clinical, electrodiagnostic, and radiologic findings, the patient was diagnosed with post-vaccination NA. We speculate that the COVID-19 vaccine elicited an immune-mediated inflammatory response to the injected antigen due to inflammatory immunity in a patient with predisposed susceptibility to NA.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brachial Plexus Neuritis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Int Med Res
Year:
2021
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Article
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