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Case Reports
. 2021 Oct 1;14(10):e244711.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244711.

Subacute thyroiditis after inactive SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Emre Sedar Saygılı  1 , Ersen Karakilic  2
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Case Reports

Subacute thyroiditis after inactive SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Emre Sedar Saygılı et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Viral infections have often been associated with subacute (De Quervain) thyroiditis. Rare cases of subacute thyroiditis have been reported after vaccines. Various vaccines have been developed with different techniques against SARS-CoV-2. This case report presents a rare case of subacute thyroiditis after the inactive SARS-CoV-2 virus vaccine, CoronaVac.

Keywords: COVID-19; thyroiditis; vaccination/immunisation.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Thyroid ultrasound image taken during (A) initial stage and (B) after 45 days. RL, right lobe of the thyroid; T, trachea.
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