A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-A) in an adult woman 18 days after COVID-19 vaccination

Acta Clin Belg. 2022 Aug;77(4):772-777. doi: 10.1080/17843286.2021.1977899. Epub 2021 Sep 12.

Abstract

We discuss a case of a young woman, presenting a constellation of clinical and biochemical features meeting the current case definition of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A), 18 days after receiving her first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Therapy by means of intravenous immunoglobulins was initiated, leading to clinical and biochemical recovery. Although a relationship between MIS-A and the preceding vaccination cannot be confirmed, it can also not be excluded, given the temporal association and the fact that there were no indicators of a preceding SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords: COVID-19; Multisystem inflammatory syndrome; SARS-CoV-2; vaccine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • COVID-19 Vaccines* / adverse effects
  • COVID-19*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome* / chemically induced
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines

Supplementary concepts

  • adult multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related