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. 2022 Jun 26;17(7):1921–1928. doi: 10.1007/s11739-022-03028-3

Table 2.

Clinical and demographic data of IIM patients who had flare after second dose of vaccination against COVID-19, including age, gender type of vaccination, diagnosis, number of organs involved, treatment at the time of vaccination, severity of flare, type of flare, change in medication and outcome

Parameters Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6 Patient 7
Age (years) 28 42 47 55 68 52 51
Gender (M/F) F F F F F M M
Type of Vaccination Moderna Comirnaty Comirnaty Comirnaty Comirnaty Comirnaty Comirnaty
Diagnosis PM ASS ASS DM PM PM DM
Number of organs involved Muscle Skin and joint Muscle Muscle, skin, lung and GI Muscle, skin, lung, heart and GI Muscle and lung Muscle and skin
Treatment at the time of vaccination IVIG GCs, MTX, RTX MTX GCs and MTX MMF RTX, Tacrolimus and GCs GCs and MTX
Severity of flare Mild Mild Major Mild Mild Life-threatening Mild
Type of flare Muscle Muscle Muscle, heart and GI Skin Muscle Macrophage activation syndrome Muscle
Change in medication No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Outcome Resolved Resolved Resolved Resolved Resolved Death Resolved