Litcius/Paper detail

Drug-Induced Liver Injury After COVID-19 Vaccine

Rupinder Mann, Sommer Sekhon, Sandeep Sekhon

2021Cureus48 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019 in China. World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. It has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Persistent symptoms and serious complications are being reported in patients who survived COVID-19 infection, but long-term sequelae are still unknown. Several vaccines against COVID-19 have been approved for emergency use around the globe. These vaccines have excellent safety profiles with few reported side effects. Drug-induced hepatotoxicity is mainly seen with different drugs or chemicals. There are only a few reported cases of hepatotoxicity with vaccines. We present a case of liver injury after administration of the vaccine against the COVID-19 infection.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Liver injuryDrugPandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirusAntiviral drugIntensive care medicineVirologyInternal medicineDiseasePharmacologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchHepatitis C virus research