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COVID-19 vaccine-associated subacute thyroiditis: an unusual suspect for de Quervain’s thyroiditis

Subacute thyroiditis following vaccination is an uncommon presentation of thyrotoxicosis. As the world undertakes its largest immunisation campaign to date in an attempt to protect the population from COVID-19 infections, an increasing number of rare post vaccine side effects are being observed. We...

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Autores principales: Jeeyavudeen, Mohammad Sadiq, Patrick, Alan W, Gibb, Fraser W, Dover, Anna R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8578953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34753732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246425
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description Subacute thyroiditis following vaccination is an uncommon presentation of thyrotoxicosis. As the world undertakes its largest immunisation campaign to date in an attempt to protect the population from COVID-19 infections, an increasing number of rare post vaccine side effects are being observed. We report a case of a middle-aged woman who presented with painful thyroid swelling following the second dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) with clinical, biochemical and imaging features consistent with destructive thyrotoxicosis. Symptomatic management only was required for the self-limiting episode. Thyroiditis typically has a mild and self-limiting course and thus this observation should not deter people from vaccination, as COVID-19 infection has a far greater morbidity and mortality risk than thyroiditis.
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spelling pubmed-85789532021-11-19 COVID-19 vaccine-associated subacute thyroiditis: an unusual suspect for de Quervain’s thyroiditis Jeeyavudeen, Mohammad Sadiq Patrick, Alan W Gibb, Fraser W Dover, Anna R BMJ Case Rep Case Report Subacute thyroiditis following vaccination is an uncommon presentation of thyrotoxicosis. As the world undertakes its largest immunisation campaign to date in an attempt to protect the population from COVID-19 infections, an increasing number of rare post vaccine side effects are being observed. We report a case of a middle-aged woman who presented with painful thyroid swelling following the second dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) with clinical, biochemical and imaging features consistent with destructive thyrotoxicosis. Symptomatic management only was required for the self-limiting episode. Thyroiditis typically has a mild and self-limiting course and thus this observation should not deter people from vaccination, as COVID-19 infection has a far greater morbidity and mortality risk than thyroiditis. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8578953/ /pubmed/34753732 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246425 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usageThis article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.
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COVID-19 vaccine-associated subacute thyroiditis: an unusual suspect for de Quervain’s thyroiditis
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title_short COVID-19 vaccine-associated subacute thyroiditis: an unusual suspect for de Quervain’s thyroiditis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8578953/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246425
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