Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Reactive arthritis after COVID-19 vaccination: 17 cases
Authors' conclusion
The ankle bi-arthritis occurrence chronology, the follow-up and the similar clinical presentation might suggest a pathogenic role of RNA vaccination.
Study context
- Participants
- 17 participants
Methodological detailssingle-centre, Full work-up for usual causes of ankle bi-arthritis; post-vaccination anti-Spike antibody serological follow-up requested for all patients
- Single-centre
- Full work-up for usual causes of ankle bi-arthritis; post-vaccination anti-Spike antibody serological follow-up requested for all patients
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- All patients recovered with low-dose prednisolone within <2 months, except one who could not be weaned off CS
- Anti-Spike antibody level very high in all patients
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- No rheumatic inflammatory disease occurred after 9 months of follow-up
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Reactive arthritis after COVID-19 vaccination: 17 cases. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 21 April 2023. doi:10.
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