Table 3.
Overview of new cases and relapses of Graves’ disease following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination reported in the literature.
New Onset GD | GD Recurrence | |
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Number of Cases | 48 | 15 |
Sex | F (70.8%)—M (29.2%) | F (73.3%)—M (26.7%) |
Age (years), median [IQR] | 43 [IQR 35–50.5] | 41 [IQR 30–59] |
Type of SARS-Cov-2 vaccine | BNT162b2 50% ChAdOx1 27% mRNA-1273 8.3% Ad26.COV2.S 2.2% Not specified (mRNA) 12.5% |
BNT162b2 33.3% ChAdOx1 + CoronaVac 6.6% Ad26.COV2.S 6.6% CoronaVac 6.6% mRNA-1273 6.6% Not specified (mRNA) 40% |
Days to symptoms onset, median [IQR] | 10 [IQR 5–14] | 11 [IQR 6–28] |
Major symptoms | palpitations (61.9%) weight loss (35.7%) distal tremor (28.6%) behavioral/sleep disorders (26.1%) asthenia (21.4%) GI symptoms (14.3%) |
palpitations (77.8%) sweating (55.5%) weight loss (33.3%) |
TSH (IU/mL), median [IQR] | 0.008 [0.004–0.01] | 0.01 [0.008–0.01] |
fT3 (ng/L), median [IQR] | 13.2 [9.83–19.9] | 13.5 [7.97–22.45] |
fT4 (ng/dL), median [IQR] | 3.58 [254–5.34] | 3.32 [1.55–3.86] |
TRAb (IU/L), median [IQR] | 6.45 [4.39–16-56] | 5.8 [3.85–13.4] |
Abbreviations: GD, Graves’ disease; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; IQR, interquartile range; GI, gastrointestinal; TSH, thyrotropin; fT3, free triiodothyronine; fT4, free tiroxine; TRAb, TSH receptor antibody.