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ea0077lb30 | Late Breaking | SFEBES2021

Pericarditis and sub-acute thyroiditis complicating Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccination

McClements Catriona , Challapalli Chakrapani , McAulay Vincent , Ferguson Stewart

A 31 year old female with no prior history of thyroid disease presented to hospital four days after 2nd dose Pfizer vaccination with fever, myalgia, neck discomfort and chest pain; which was relieved by sitting forwards. A small goitre and tachycardia were noted on physical examination. CXR and echocardiogram were normal. ECG revealed sinus tachycardia. Troponin T was elevated (32 ng/l, normal <5). Free T4 was raised (26.6 pmol/l, reference 10-22) with an undetectable TSH ...