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. 2023 Aug 6;11(22):5252–5272. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i22.5252

Table 6.

Different coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination-related autonomic dysfunction and gastrointestinal manifestations

Ref.
Type of Study
Country
Type of vaccine
Time-interval
Number of patients
Age
Sex
Main presentation
GIT manifestations
Hermel et al[79], 2022 Case report United States Pfizer-BioNTech 2 wk 1 46 F POTS Elevated AST
Reddy et al[80], 2021 Case report United States Pfizer-BioNTech 6 d 1 42 M POTS His symptoms increased after heavy meals
Lanman et al[81], 2022 Case report United States Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA-BNT162b2 3 d (1st dose) 1 58 F GBS Constipation
Eldokla et al[82], 2022 Case report United States Moderna (1) Pfizer/BioNTech (4) 1-3 wk 5 17- 46 F POTS Dry mouth (1), constipation (1), nausea (2), bloating (1)
Tahir et al[83], 2021 Case report United States Johnson & Johnson/Janssen 10 d 1 44 F Transverse myelitis & Bell's palsy Nausea
Hilts et al[84], 2022 Case report United States Moderna 3 d 1 58 M GBS Diarrhoea (stopped before symptoms)
Fitzsimmons et al[85],2021 Case report United States Moderna 1 d (2nd dose) 1 63 M Transverse myelitis Constipation
Akaishi et al[86], 2022 Retrospective cohort study Japan Moderna 131544 ≥ 16 M/F 1.2:1 Variable Nausea (0.27%); abdominal pain (0.006%)
Antonelli et al[87], 2022 Prospective community-based case-control United Kingdom BNT162b2, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, mRNA-1273 1-2 wk 9462 > 18 Mean age: 52.9 years Variable Abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhoea

Johnson & Johnson/Janssen is Ad26.COV2. Pfizer-BioNTech is an mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is Oxford University Vaccine using chimpanzee adenoviral vector ChAdOx1, containing the SARS-CoV-2 structural surface glycoprotein antigen (spike protein; nCoV-19) gene. mRNA-1273 is the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. POTS: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; Time-interval: The time between vaccination intake and the development of the symptoms. AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; BNT162b2: Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine; GBS: Guillain-Barre syndrome; GIT: Guideline-informed treatment; SARS-CoV-2: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019.