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. 2022 Sep 1;10(9):1445. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10091445

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
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.