Publication/Presentation Date
12-21-2018
Abstract
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are recommended in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Several neurologic complications have been reported after influenza vaccines, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; however, rarely, oculomotor palsy will occur. We report the case of a 23-year-old male with a past medical history of ulcerative colitis on sulfasalazine who presented to the hospital with a complaint of blurry vision five days after an influenza vaccine. Most of the possible causes of oculomotor nerve palsy, such as stroke, intracranial space-occupying lesions, aneurysms, and infections, were ruled out by history, physical exam, blood work, and imaging studies, thus leading to the influenza vaccine as the most likely cause.
Volume
10
Issue
12
First Page
3759
Last Page
3759
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Essrani, R., Essrani, R. K., Mehershahi, S., Lohana, A. K., & Sudhakaran, A. (2018). Oculomotor Nerve Palsy After Influenza Vaccine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cureus, 10(12), e3759. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3759
Disciplines
Gastroenterology | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30820379
Peer Reviewed for front end display
Peer-Reviewed
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article