Facial Angioedema after the first dose of Covishield (adenovirus-vectored severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine): follow-up after the second and third booster doses

ABSTRACT Mass vaccination campaigns are essential to control the ongoing novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic. The Covishield vaccine consists of the replication-deficient simian adenovirus vector ChAdOx1, which contains the full-length structural spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Occasionally, it can lead to cutaneous reactions that contribute to fear of vaccination, hesitancy, and incomplete vaccination schedules. We report a case of facial angioedema following the first dose of Covishield in a 63-year-old woman with no previous history of allergies or hypersensitivity to drugs or vaccines. No rebound of angioedema was recorded after the second homologous and third heterologous doses.

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Main Authors: Eyer-Silva,Walter de Araujo, Leme,Lidiane Simões de Carvalho Paes
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2022
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100701
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Summary:ABSTRACT Mass vaccination campaigns are essential to control the ongoing novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic. The Covishield vaccine consists of the replication-deficient simian adenovirus vector ChAdOx1, which contains the full-length structural spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Occasionally, it can lead to cutaneous reactions that contribute to fear of vaccination, hesitancy, and incomplete vaccination schedules. We report a case of facial angioedema following the first dose of Covishield in a 63-year-old woman with no previous history of allergies or hypersensitivity to drugs or vaccines. No rebound of angioedema was recorded after the second homologous and third heterologous doses.