A Possible Association Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Complicated Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

As COVID-19 vaccines gain more prevalence, previously unrecognized side effects continue to be reported. We report a case of 78 male with no significant past medical history who was found to have a unilateral pleural effusion with symptoms that started two days after the administration of a COVID-19...

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Autores principales: Oudah, Bashar, Abu-Abaa, Mohammad, Al-Ameri, Noor, Ghazaleh, Jonathan, Vanam, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10274251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37332399
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39133
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Sumario:As COVID-19 vaccines gain more prevalence, previously unrecognized side effects continue to be reported. We report a case of 78 male with no significant past medical history who was found to have a unilateral pleural effusion with symptoms that started two days after the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. The initial presumption was bacterial pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion. However, the lack of clinical response prompted surgical intervention, and a diagnosis of empyema was established. No evidence of infectious etiology was found. This case helps to support the previously limited evidence in the recent medical literature that suggests a possible association between COVID-19 vaccines and pleurisy/effusion.

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