Subacute Thyroiditis After Receiving Inactivated Virus Vaccine for COVID-19

Sheharyar Raashid; Omair Khan; Zarrar Rehman; Raza Asif; Ikram Khaliq; Zainab Hamid; Ayesha Niazi

doi:10.55729/2000-9666.1033

Subacute Thyroiditis After Receiving Inactivated Virus Vaccine for COVID-19

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2022 Apr 12;12(2):14-17. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1033. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Sheharyar Raashid¹, Omair Khan², Zarrar Rehman³, Raza Asif⁴, Ikram Khaliq⁴, Zainab Hamid⁵, Ayesha Niazi³

Affiliations

¹ Isolation Hospital and Infections Treatment Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
² Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
³ Islamabad Medical Complex NESCOM, Islamabad, Pakistan.
⁴ Army Medical College Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
⁵ Micheal Garron Hospital, Toronto, Canada.

Abstract

The spread of SARS-COVID 19 infection has resulted in accelerated efforts at development and dissemination of vaccines throughout the globe. These vaccines have different mechanisms of actions and their efficacy and side effects are being monitored. There have been rare reports in literature of thyroid dysfunction after COVID-19 vaccine administration. Sub-acute thyroiditis is one such complication which can arise as a rare side-effect of vaccination. This has also been reported as a symptom of COVID-19 infection. Clinical features include fever, neck pain, palpitations and weight loss. We report sub-acute thyroiditis in a 50-year-old male who presented with symptoms suggestive of thyroid abnormality one day after receiving the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac Sinovac-Biotech Ltd).

Keywords: COVID-19; Subacute thyroiditis; Vaccine.

Publication types

Case Reports