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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
. 2021 Aug 6.
doi: 10.1111/cen.14566. Online ahead of print.
ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: A putative precipitant of adrenal crises
Deirdre Maguire[SUP] 1 [/SUP], David S McLaren[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Irum Rasool[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Preet M Shah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Julie Lynch[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Robert D Murray[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) have excess mortality, in part due to the occurrence of life-threatening adrenal crises. Infective processes, including that of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are recognised as the major precipitant of adrenal crises. Adverse reactions to the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine occur in a significant proportion of individuals, however, are mild-moderate in the majority of cases.
Design: Case series.
Patients & results: We describe five cases where more severe adverse reactions to the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine led to actual or incipient adrenal crises requiring parenteral hydrocortisone within 24 h of receiving the first ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Conclusion: In individuals with adrenal insufficiency, adverse reactions to the initial dose of the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination can precipitate adrenal crises. We recommend that patients with AI should immediately increase their maintenance glucocorticoid dosage 2-3 fold on experiencing any symptoms in the initial 24 h following vaccination.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; adrenal crisis; adrenal insufficiency; vaccination.
. 2021 Aug 6.
doi: 10.1111/cen.14566. Online ahead of print.
ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: A putative precipitant of adrenal crises
Deirdre Maguire[SUP] 1 [/SUP], David S McLaren[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Irum Rasool[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Preet M Shah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Julie Lynch[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Robert D Murray[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34358373
- DOI: 10.1111/cen.14566
Abstract
Background: Patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) have excess mortality, in part due to the occurrence of life-threatening adrenal crises. Infective processes, including that of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are recognised as the major precipitant of adrenal crises. Adverse reactions to the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine occur in a significant proportion of individuals, however, are mild-moderate in the majority of cases.
Design: Case series.
Patients & results: We describe five cases where more severe adverse reactions to the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine led to actual or incipient adrenal crises requiring parenteral hydrocortisone within 24 h of receiving the first ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Conclusion: In individuals with adrenal insufficiency, adverse reactions to the initial dose of the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination can precipitate adrenal crises. We recommend that patients with AI should immediately increase their maintenance glucocorticoid dosage 2-3 fold on experiencing any symptoms in the initial 24 h following vaccination.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; adrenal crisis; adrenal insufficiency; vaccination.