Immuno-mediated Sequential Dissection of Visceral Arteries: dramatic improvement after steroid therapy

We present the case of a young man with spontaneous, progressive, multivessel dissection of the abdominal arteries occurring a few days after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. After a few days of conventional treatment, initiation of steroids and immunoglobulins produced a dramatic improvement of the clinical course, suggesting an immune-mediated causative mechanism.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Clinical communication to the Editor Source Type: research