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Rapid Development of Clinically Symptomatic Radiation Recall Pneumonitis Immediately Following COVID-19 Vaccination.
Steber, Cole R; Ponnatapura, Janardhana; Hughes, Ryan T; Farris, Michael K.
  • Steber CR; Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA.
  • Ponnatapura J; Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA.
  • Hughes RT; Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA.
  • Farris MK; Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA.
Cureus ; 13(4): e14303, 2021 Apr 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1217164
ABSTRACT
In this report, we present the case of a 66-year-old man who received local consolidation radiotherapy to the right lung and mediastinum for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following partial response to upfront chemoimmunotherapy. He continued with maintenance immunotherapy and was asymptomatic for eight months after completing radiation therapy. He then developed symptoms consistent with pneumonitis within three to five days of his first administration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine injection. He reported that these symptoms significantly intensified within three to five days of receiving his second dose of the vaccine. The clinical time frame and radiographic evidence raised suspicion for radiation recall pneumonitis (RRP). Patients undergoing maintenance immunotherapy after prior irradiation may be at increased risk of this phenomenon that may be triggered by the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cureus.14303

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cureus.14303