Al-Jahhafi Abhaa Sulaiyam, Al-Sawaai Asma Ali, Al-Bimani Zamzam Khalifa, Al-Bulushi Naima Khamis
Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), radiology residency Program, Oman.
Nuclear Medicine Department and Molecular Imaging Centre, Royal Hospital, Oman.
Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol. 2024;12(1):65-68. doi: 10.22038/AOJNMB.2023.73051.1510.
The surge of the COVID-19 pandemic (December / 2019 - May/2023) and its catastrophic effect worldwide have necessitated emergent intervention to reduce its influence on people's health and life. To eliminate and reduce the impact of COVID-19 infection, COVID-19 vaccination was emergently authorized in December 2020 which has established good safety and efficacy. Having said that, some adverse effects merged in a few individuals. We are reporting an adolescent patient a 17-year-old female who has been diagnosed with Graves' disease after post-COVID-19 vaccinations. In addition, she was a confirmed case of COVID-19 infection three months earlier. The patient presented with typical features of hyperthyroidism 30 days post receiving the first dose of the vaccination. Based on the patient's presentation relative to the administration of the vaccine and prior infection of the virus. We proposed the synergistic effect of both factors to induce Graves' disease in this young healthy female with no family history of autoimmune disease. We are reporting this case for pediatric endocrinologists to be aware of the interaction and possible impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on thyroid function.
2019年12月至2023年5月的新冠疫情大爆发及其在全球范围内造成的灾难性影响,使得必须采取紧急干预措施以减少其对人们健康和生活的影响。为了消除和减少新冠病毒感染的影响,2020年12月紧急批准了新冠疫苗接种,该疫苗已显示出良好的安全性和有效性。话虽如此,仍有少数个体出现了一些不良反应。我们报告一例青少年患者,一名17岁女性,在接种新冠疫苗后被诊断为格雷夫斯病。此外,她在三个月前确诊感染过新冠病毒。患者在接种第一剂疫苗30天后出现了典型的甲亢症状。基于患者在接种疫苗及先前感染病毒后的表现,我们推测这两个因素的协同作用导致了这名无自身免疫病家族史的年轻健康女性患上格雷夫斯病。我们报告此病例,以便儿科内分泌学家了解新冠疫苗对甲状腺功能的相互作用及可能影响。