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| Year : 2022 | Volume
: 68
| Issue : 3 | Page : 179-181 |
Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine
AJ Shetty, A Rastogi, V Jha, A Sudhayakumar
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
A Rastogi
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_1047_21
Transverse myelitis (TM) has been reported in association with various vaccinations. Herein we describe a case of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) associated with vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (COVISHIELD) vaccine. A 59-year-old woman with no prior co-morbidities presented with lower extremity numbness, weakness, acute urinary retention, and constipation. Numbness gradually extended up to the lower costal margin with band like sensation. She had received the vaccine 5 days prior to the onset of the symptoms. Extensive diagnostic evaluation effectively ruled out causes other than vaccination-associated transverse myelitis. Following treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone, the patient made a significant recovery. TM may be associated with vaccination against the novel ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine and we believe this to be the first report from India of LETM associated with this vaccine.
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