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Bangolo AI, Akhter M, Auda A, Akram R, Nagesh VK, Athem D, Thomas R, Tibalan L, Trivedi M, Mushtaq S, Singh N, Bagale P, Arana GV, Khan T, Sharma S, Mynedi S, Patel DD, Saini M, Chinthakuntla MR, Ahmed K, Gad M, Gondhi SDDR, Arana G, Gurumoorthy RB, Weissman S. A Case Report of Acute Severe Necrotizing Pancreatitis following the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine against the Novel SARS-CoV-2. Case Rep Infect Dis 2023; 2023:9965435. [PMID: 37008512 PMCID: PMC10060063 DOI: 10.1155/2023/9965435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition, which is a leading gastrointestinal cause of hospitalization in the United States. Several conditions are associated with acute pancreatitis. More recently, there have been a few cases reported of acute pancreatitis following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. To our knowledge, no cases of acute pancreatitis have been yet reported following the Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (J& J vaccine). Herein we report a 34-year-old male with no significant past medical history admitted with acute necrotizing pancreatitis, the day following the receipt of the J&J vaccine. Based on the Naranjo and the modified Naranjo scale, the patient met the requirements for probable drug induced pancreatitis. This case report has the objective to raise awareness of a potentially severe side effect of the J&J vaccine. We hope to use this case to support screening all patients for previous history of acute pancreatitis before administration of the J& J vaccine.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ayrton I. Bangolo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Mahabuba Akhter
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Auda Auda
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Rahina Akram
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Vignesh K. Nagesh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Donnee Athem
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Reenu Thomas
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Ligaya Tibalan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Mansi Trivedi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Saima Mushtaq
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Neha Singh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Pracheta Bagale
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Georgemar V. Arana
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Tayyaba Khan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Shelja Sharma
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Swetha Mynedi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Dhara D. Patel
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | - Mandeep Saini
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
| | - Mary Gad
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | | | - Georgemar Arana
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
| | | | - Simcha Weissman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Palisades Medical Center, North Bergen, NJ, USA
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