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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec;101(Pt B):108256.
doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108256. Epub 2021 Oct 15.

Arthritis following COVID-19 vaccination: report of two cases

Ayse Unal Enginar  1
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Arthritis following COVID-19 vaccination: report of two cases

Ayse Unal Enginar. Int Immunopharmacol. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

While most patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present with mild or moderate symptoms, 15% may develop severe pneumonia, 5% develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), septic shock, and multiple organ failure. Some patients may also experience arthralgia or arthritis. Cases of reactive arthritis have been reported during or after COVID-19. With the approval of the use of COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccination program was started in our country and is still continuing.Here we present two patients who developed arthritis after COVID-19 vaccination.

Keywords: Arthritis; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination; Vaccine.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Right hand arthritis.
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Left hand arthritis.
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