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Cureus
. 2022 May 15;14(5):e25020.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25020. eCollection 2022 May.
Unilateral Erosive Arthritis Following Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination
Joseph Emran[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sasmith Menakuru[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ibrahim Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vijaypal S Dhillon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sana Afroz[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A novel coronavirus was identified at the end of 2019, causing a pneumonia epidemic in China, which later rapidly spread to cause a global pandemic. However, most people who contracted the COVID-19 had mild to moderate symptoms. A fair percentage developed ARDS, Septic shock, and multi-organ failure. Given the necessity of immunization in combating this disease, COVID-19 vaccines were widely deployed, giving rise to multiple reported cases of post-vaccination autoimmune flareups and new onset of autoimmune phenomena. We present a case of an 81-year-old female who was diagnosed with erosive arthritis post COVID-19 vaccination.
Keywords: arthritis; covid-19; erosive arthritis; immunization; vaccination.
. 2022 May 15;14(5):e25020.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25020. eCollection 2022 May.
Unilateral Erosive Arthritis Following Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination
Joseph Emran[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sasmith Menakuru[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ibrahim Khan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vijaypal S Dhillon[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sana Afroz[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35712336
- PMCID: PMC9197328
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.25020
Abstract
A novel coronavirus was identified at the end of 2019, causing a pneumonia epidemic in China, which later rapidly spread to cause a global pandemic. However, most people who contracted the COVID-19 had mild to moderate symptoms. A fair percentage developed ARDS, Septic shock, and multi-organ failure. Given the necessity of immunization in combating this disease, COVID-19 vaccines were widely deployed, giving rise to multiple reported cases of post-vaccination autoimmune flareups and new onset of autoimmune phenomena. We present a case of an 81-year-old female who was diagnosed with erosive arthritis post COVID-19 vaccination.
Keywords: arthritis; covid-19; erosive arthritis; immunization; vaccination.