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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Clin Cases
. 2021 Sep 26;9(27):8274-8279.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i27.8274.
Bell's palsy after inactivated COVID-19 vaccination in a patient with history of recurrent Bell's palsy: A case report
Bin-Yan Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lu-Sha Cen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ting Chen[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Tian-Hong Yang[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: With rapid and extensive administration of inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to the general population in China, it is crucial for clinicians to recognize neurological complications or other side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination.
Case summary: Here we report the first case of Bell's palsy after the first dose of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine in China. The patient was a 36-year-old woman with a past history of Bell's palsy. Two days after receiving the first dose of the Sinovac Life Sciences inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, the patient developed right-side Bell's palsy and binoculus keratoconjunctivitis. Prednisone, artificial tears and fluorometholone eye drops were applied. The patient's symptoms began to improve by day 7 and resolved by day 54.
Conclusion: As mRNA COVID-19 vaccine trials reported cases of Bell's palsy as adverse events, we should pay attention to the occurrence of Bell's palsy after inactivated COVID-19 vaccination. A history of Bell's palsy, rapid increase of immunoglobulin M and immunoglobin G-specific antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may be risk factors for Bell's palsy after COVID-19 vaccination.
Keywords: Bell’s palsy; Case report; Inactivated COVID-19 vaccination; Keratoconjunctivitis; Recurrent.
. 2021 Sep 26;9(27):8274-8279.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i27.8274.
Bell's palsy after inactivated COVID-19 vaccination in a patient with history of recurrent Bell's palsy: A case report
Bin-Yan Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lu-Sha Cen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ting Chen[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Tian-Hong Yang[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34621891
- PMCID: PMC8462203
- DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i27.8274
Abstract
Background: With rapid and extensive administration of inactivated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine to the general population in China, it is crucial for clinicians to recognize neurological complications or other side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccination.
Case summary: Here we report the first case of Bell's palsy after the first dose of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine in China. The patient was a 36-year-old woman with a past history of Bell's palsy. Two days after receiving the first dose of the Sinovac Life Sciences inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, the patient developed right-side Bell's palsy and binoculus keratoconjunctivitis. Prednisone, artificial tears and fluorometholone eye drops were applied. The patient's symptoms began to improve by day 7 and resolved by day 54.
Conclusion: As mRNA COVID-19 vaccine trials reported cases of Bell's palsy as adverse events, we should pay attention to the occurrence of Bell's palsy after inactivated COVID-19 vaccination. A history of Bell's palsy, rapid increase of immunoglobulin M and immunoglobin G-specific antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may be risk factors for Bell's palsy after COVID-19 vaccination.
Keywords: Bell’s palsy; Case report; Inactivated COVID-19 vaccination; Keratoconjunctivitis; Recurrent.