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COVID-19 vaccination and a severe pain in the neck

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Highlights

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    Subacute thyroiditis may present shortly following vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.

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    Whilst rare, different types of vaccines are implicated in this finding (mRNA, adenovector, inactivated vaccines).

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    It seems to follow the expected clinical course of classical subacute thyroiditis and response to conventional treatments.

Keywords

Anterior neck pain
Thyrotoxicosis
Subacute Thyroiditis
De Quervain Subacute Thyroiditis
Vaccination
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
COVID-19 vaccine

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