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Anyone diagnosed with PMR after the Pfizer vaccine?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 6 1:06pm | Replies (146)Comment receiving replies
@thefishlady, I noticed that you wished to post a URL to an article with your post. You will be able to add URLs to your posts in a few days. There is a brief period where new members can't post links. We do this to deter spammers and keep the community safe.
Here is the Cureus article outlining the case study
- An Unusual Side Effect of the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Possible Trigger of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (2022) https://www.cureus.com/articles/100523-an-unusual-side-effect-of-the-covid-19-vaccine-a-possible-trigger-of-polymyalgia-rheumatica#!/
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this is the conclusion of that paper :
Conclusions
The temporal relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and PMR has yet to be established, but our case report will add to the literature review. We hypothesize that the COVID-19 vaccine triggered the autoinflammatory state in our patient leading to PMR. Myalgias are a commonly reported adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. We emphasize that physicians should pay attention to persistent myalgias and obtain ESR and CRP levels when appropriate to evaluate possible PMR, which response well to corticosteroid treatment. However, these cases are rare and should not prevent the population from receiving the vaccine, as the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the risks.