Acute thyroid swelling with severe hypothyroid myxoedema after COVID‐19 vaccination

The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus can trigger thyroid dysfunction. Thyroid dysfunctions after COVID‐19 vaccination have been rarely reported. We report the case of overt hypothyroidism in a 61‐year‐old woman seen after BNT162b2‐mRNA vaccination. This case underlines the fact that thyroid function should also be...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2021-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e05217-n/a
Main Authors: Giusti, Massimo, Maio, Agostino
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies
Blood pressure
Case Report
Case reports
Conflicts of interest
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID‐19
Data collection
Disease
Hypothyroidism
Influenza
levothyroxine
mRNA vaccines
myxedema
Pain
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveillance
thyroid
Thyroid gland
vaccination overt hypothyroidism
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Summary:The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus can trigger thyroid dysfunction. Thyroid dysfunctions after COVID‐19 vaccination have been rarely reported. We report the case of overt hypothyroidism in a 61‐year‐old woman seen after BNT162b2‐mRNA vaccination. This case underlines the fact that thyroid function should also be monitored after COVID‐19 vaccination, especially in at‐risk subjects. Thyroid dysfunctions after COVID‐19 vaccination have been rarely reported. We report a case of overt hypothyroidism seen after BNT162b2‐mRNA vaccination. Thyroid function should be monitored after COVID‐19 vaccination.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.5217