Case report on meningoenceplapathy in an Indian patient post CoViD vaccination

Raj Kamal Choudhry; Amrendra Kumar Singh; Kumar Sourav; Anjum Pervez; Abilesh Kumar; Subham Kumar

doi:10.6026/97320630019117

Case report on meningoenceplapathy in an Indian patient post CoViD vaccination

Bioinformation. 2023 Jan 31;19(1):117-119. doi: 10.6026/97320630019117. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Raj Kamal Choudhry¹, Amrendra Kumar Singh¹, Kumar Sourav¹, Anjum Pervez¹, Abilesh Kumar¹, Subham Kumar¹

Affiliation

¹ Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.

Abstract

The SARS-COV-2 infection-related severe illness is prevented by vaccinations. Therefore, it is relevant to report a case of post vaccine meningoencephalitis in a 30 year old male Indian patient, who presented with weakness in all the extremities, episodes of loose stool, fever, vomiting, tachypnea and loss of consciousness immediately following the 2nd dose of the COVID vaccination (COVAXIN).

Keywords: COVAXIN; COVID-19; immunization; methyl prednisolone; post vaccine meningoencephalitis.