Drug-Induced Liver Injury After COVID-19 Vaccine

Cureus. 2021 Jul 19;13(7):e16491. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16491. eCollection 2021 Jul.

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.

Keywords: covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; covid-19 vaccine; drug-induced liver injury; liver dysfunctions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports