Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
; 27(6): 1035-1037, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2214018
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to pose significant health challenges, with insights into long-term disease sequelae emerging. The post-viral effects resulting from COVID-19 are being investigated and 'long COVID-19' is now a recognised phenomenon. As part of the spectrum of comorbidities, acute-onset neuropathy is associated with infection. The public health response aimed at limiting morbidity and mortality is rooted in vaccination programmes. With the extensive roll-out of novel vaccinations, there has been careful monitoring of temporally associated health problems. Some of the documented associations include neuropathy and entrapment neuropathies. This case report details a patient presenting with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) post their second dose of AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) vaccination. Though we do not claim causality, the emerging post-vaccination immune-mediated effects may ultimately be proven to include neuropathy exacerbation. Meticulous recording of such associations is required as it is of great relevance to the hand surgeon managing CTS. Level of Evidence Level V (Therapeutic).
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S242483552272050X
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