Parsonage-Turner Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-22-2021

Publication Title

JBJS Case Connect

Abstract

CASE: A 43-year-old man developed Parsonage-Turner syndrome shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The patient presented to the hospital 5 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine to the right shoulder complaining of severe right shoulder pain, right upper extremity swelling, and weakness. Clinical examination, physical examination, and magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with Parsonage-Turner syndrome.

CONCLUSION: It is important that Parsonage-Turner syndrome remains in the differential diagnosis in a patient with severe shoulder pain and weakness after the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Volume

11

Issue

4

DOI

10.2106/JBJS.CC.21.00577

ISSN

2160-3251

PubMed ID

34936579

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