A Rare Case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome following COVID-19 Vaccination

Yash Kripalani; Vidyadhara Lakkappan; Lipeeka Parulekar; Anjum Shaikh; Rakesh Singh; Pradeep Vyas

doi:10.12890/2021_002797

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Oct 2021)

A Rare Case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome following COVID-19 Vaccination

Yash Kripalani,
Vidyadhara Lakkappan,
Lipeeka Parulekar,
Anjum Shaikh,
Rakesh Singh,
Pradeep Vyas

Affiliations

Yash Kripalani: ORCiD; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India
Vidyadhara Lakkappan: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India
Lipeeka Parulekar: Department of General Internal Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India
Anjum Shaikh: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India
Rakesh Singh: Department of Neurology, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India
Pradeep Vyas: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_002797

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Various vaccines against COVID-19 have been developed since SARS-CoV-2 emerged at the end of 2019. Their emergency administration in healthcare settings has been accompanied by numerous adverse effects. A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome following vaccination with Covishield is presented here to highlight this possible adverse condition.

Published in European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine

ISSN: 2284-2594 (Online)
Publisher: SMC MEDIA SRL
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://www.ejcrim.com

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