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ArticleVaccines2022

Lymphedema of the Arm after COVID-19 Vaccination in a Patient with Hidden Breast Cancer and Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis.

Cristina Aimo, Elena Biancamaria Mariotti, Alberto Corrà, Lavinia Quintarelli, Beatrice Bianchi, Alice Verdelli, Valentina Ruffo di Calabria, Marzia Caproni

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cristina AimoSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.
Elena Biancamaria MariottiSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0388-1037
Alberto CorràSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0903-4998
Lavinia QuintarelliSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.
Beatrice BianchiSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.
Alice VerdelliSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.
Valentina Ruffo di CalabriaSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.
Marzia CaproniSection of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy.
University of Florence · ITAzienda Usl Toscana Centro · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pandemic outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) led to the development of mRNA vaccines. With the extensive vaccination campaign performed worldwide, many adverse reactions to these drugs have been reported in the literature. Although most of them are mild and self-limiting, they may sometimes cause psychological stress and require efforts to make a differential diagnosis with other conditions. This is the case of lymphadenopathies and lymphedema in patients with a history of cancer. Herein we present a case of lymphedema of the arm developed ten days after a VAXZEVRIA COVID-19 vaccine shot in a patient who had concomitant signs and symptoms compatible with a diagnosis of dermatomyositis. It was later classified as paraneoplastic as instrumental investigation revealed a breast carcinoma contralateral to the site of vaccine injection. With this report we ponder an adverse reaction to COVID-19 vaccination with the aim of bringing new data for clinicians who face similar clinical presentations, particularly controversial for radiologists and oncologists.

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adverse reactionCOVID-19 vaccinelymphedema

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