IDCases
(Jan 2021)
Acute myocarditis following administration of BNT162b2 vaccine
Mhd Baraa Habib,
Tahseen Hamamyh,
Ahmed Elyas,
Mohammed Altermanini,
Mawahib Elhassan
Affiliations
Mhd Baraa Habib
Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Corresponding author.
Tahseen Hamamyh
Cardiology Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Ahmed Elyas
Cardiology Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Mohammed Altermanini
Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Mawahib Elhassan
Cardiology Department, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25
p.
e01197
Abstract
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The wide use of vaccines was linked with rare but serious complications in adults, causing a global concern. Here, we describe a young male patient, who presented with acute myocarditis, three days after the second dose of BNT162b2 vaccine.
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