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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan-Feb;43(1):103211.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103211. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced subacute thyroiditis

Krupa R Patel  1 , Mary E Cunnane  2 , Daniel G Deschler  3
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Case Reports

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced subacute thyroiditis

Krupa R Patel et al. Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Jan-Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19, vaccine; SARS-CoV-2; Subacute thyroiditis; Thyroid ultrasound.

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Fig. 1
Thyroid US for subacute thyroiditis. Legend: Transverse ultrasonographic image of the thyroid, taken at the level of the isthmus, demonstrates mild enlargement of the gland with heterogeneous, hypoechoic echotexture and no evidence of increased vascularity, consistent with subacute thyroiditis.
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