Myopericarditis After the Pfizer Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Coronavirus Disease Vaccine in Adolescents.
J Pediatr
; 238: 317-320, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1481892
ABSTRACT
Reports have emerged of myocarditis and pericarditis predominantly after the second dose of the coronavirus disease messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine. We describe 13 patients aged 12-17 years who presented with chest pain within 1 week after their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and were found to have elevated serum troponin levels and evidence of myopericarditis.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pericarditis
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Vaccines, Synthetic
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Vaccination
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pediatr
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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