Cranial neuropathy following coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Abstract

Introduction Understanding of adverse reactions to coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines remains limited. Case presentation Case 1: A 52‐year‐old woman, post‐kidney transplantation, experienced sudden vision loss in her left eye after receiving a second dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. She was diagnosed with ischemic optic neuropathy. Case 2: A 53‐year‐old woman, post‐kidney transplantation, presented with worsening diplopia and left eye pain following the second dose of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine. She was diagnosed with left abducens nerve palsy. Conclusion Vigilance is essential for recognizing the potential for delayed cranial neuropathy in immunocompromised individuals after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination.

Keywords

• COVID‐19
• COVID‐19 vaccine
• cranial neuropathy
• infection
• kidney transplantation