Stevens-Johnson syndrome Post Second Dose Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: A case report

Elboraey, Mohamed; Essa, Emad Al Sayed Faheem

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began in December 2019 and, affects millions of people all over the world. Respiratory illness in the form of severe pneumonia, in addition to multiorgan failure and death, is the clinical spectrum of COVID-19. Although there are no specific therapeutic agents for COVID-19 infection, the COVID-19 vaccine reduces morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 infection and is generally well tolerated. We report one potential complication of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; a known case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) that occurred after the second dose of the Pfizer-COVID vaccine alone without exposure to any other drug. Despite the initial severe adverse reaction, the patient showed full recovery. Although SJS can be associated with COVID-19 vaccinations, it's rare and the benefits of receiving the vaccinations outweigh the potential harms.