Simultaneous bilateral optic neuritis and longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis following vaccination against COVID-19: A case report

CASE REPORT: a 42-year-old man presented with bilateral longitudinally extensive optic neuritis, associated with longitudinally extensive hyperintensity ranging from cervical to thoracic spinal cord. Anti-MOG and Anti-AQP4 antibodies were negative, as well as IgG and IgM antibodies against SARS-CoV-...

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Autores principales: Borelli, Wyllians Vendramini, da Silveira, André Luís Marques, Finkelsztejn, Alessandro, Hansel, Gisele, Sato, Douglas Kazutoshi, Saute, Jonas Alex Morales
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592852/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nerep.2021.100041
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Sumario:CASE REPORT: a 42-year-old man presented with bilateral longitudinally extensive optic neuritis, associated with longitudinally extensive hyperintensity ranging from cervical to thoracic spinal cord. Anti-MOG and Anti-AQP4 antibodies were negative, as well as IgG and IgM antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The patient showed dramatic recovery after 5 days of high dose intravenous methylprednisolone. DISCUSSION: Vaccination is imperative, but clinicians should be aware of its potential adverse events, particularly when immediate treatment can avoid debilitating consequences. Considering the speed up approval processes of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, permanent pharmacovigilance of severe adverse events in the real world is a paramount.

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