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. 2022 Oct;42(7):1351-1353.
doi: 10.1007/s10875-022-01360-z. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Myocarditis in 13-Year-Old Monochorionic Diamniotic Twins After COVID-19 Vaccination

Hayato Nishibayashi  1   2 , Shintaro Kishimoto  1 , Kazuhito Sekiguchi  1 , Satoshi Okada  3 , Kenji Ihara  4
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Myocarditis in 13-Year-Old Monochorionic Diamniotic Twins After COVID-19 Vaccination

Hayato Nishibayashi et al. J Clin Immunol. 2022 Oct.
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a–d ECG examination findings. a Patient 1 on admission: ST elevation in V3-6 (red arrows) and negative T waves in V3-5 (blue asterisks). b Patient 1 after one month: ECG changes improved. c Patient 2 on admission: ST elevation at V3-6 (red arrows) and negative T waves at V3-6 (blue asterisks). d Patient 2 after one month: ECG changes improved. e Clinical courses of patients 1 and 2: Both patients developed a fever and chest pain the day after the second vaccination and were hospitalized three days after vaccination. The symptoms resolved quickly. f Family pedigree. The MD twins with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccine are indicated by black squares and arrows (P1 and P2)
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