Relapsing TIPIC Syndrome after Administration of an mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine

Georgiana C Sandu1, Gregor Weisser2, Stefan Krämer3

  • 1Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Germany.

PubMed
Summary

mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may rarely cause carotidynia due to transient perivascular inflammation of the carotid artery (TIPIC) syndrome. This rare side effect presents as neck pain after vaccination and warrants consideration in differential diagnoses.

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