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Autoimmune/Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA) Following SARS-CoV2 Vaccination

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: A 67-year-old man presented with joint swelling, muscular weakness, pain and anemia after the second dose of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-Biontech) mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. The signs and symptoms in the case met criteria for post-vaccination polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and Autoimmune/Inflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA) demonstrating the close association between these two conditions. The patient underwent a broad workup to rule out other causes and improved with corticosteroid therapy. Vaccine-associated autoimmune syndromes likely have heterogenous presentations and require a high index of suspicion to expedite recognition and treatment.

Source: Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine

DOI: 10.56305/001c.57060

Authors: Jasdeep Singh Bajwa, Jeffery Harp, Samuel Mackenzie, Ralf Thiele

Institutions: University of Rochester Medicine, University of Rochester

Language: English

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4311488567