Myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA (mRNA-1273) vaccination

Suresh Babu Chellapandian; Suha Turkmen; Imtiaz Salim; Shanmugavel Chinnakaruppan; Jassim Mohammad

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5741

Myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA (mRNA-1273) vaccination

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Apr 18;10(4):e05741. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5741. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Suresh Babu Chellapandian¹, Suha Turkmen^{1

2}, Imtiaz Salim³, Shanmugavel Chinnakaruppan⁴, Jassim Mohammad³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
² Department of Emergency Medicine Acibadem University Istanbul Turkey.
³ Department of Cardiology Medicine Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.
⁴ Department of Radiology Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar.

Abstract

In this case report, we presented a case of myocarditis as a rare complication that developed after Covid mRNA-1273 vaccine. Cases of post-vaccine myocarditis usually progress with mild symptoms. However, it should be a situation that healthcare workers should keep in mind, that myocarditis may develop after vaccination.

Keywords: Covid‐19; mRNA‐1273 vaccine; myocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports