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Myopericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination in adolescent triplets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2023

Jessica W. Wong Open the ORCID record for Jessica W. Wong [Opens in a new window] ,
Erin Bock ,
Wooi Seng Kee ,
Aleisha J. Anderson ,
Darshan Kothari  and
Adrian J. Tarca
Jessica W. Wong*
Affiliation:
Emergency Department, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia
Erin Bock
Affiliation:
Emergency Department, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia
Wooi Seng Kee
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Children’s Cardiac Centre, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia
Aleisha J. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia
Darshan Kothari
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Children’s Cardiac Centre, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia
Adrian J. Tarca
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Children’s Cardiac Centre, Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Australia
*
Corresponding author: Dr J. W. Wong, Emergency Department, Perth Children’s Hospital, 15 Hospital Avenue, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Multiple studies have reported myocarditis and pericarditis after the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease 2019 messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine. We describe male adolescent triplets who presented with myopericarditis within one week following vaccine administration.

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2myocarditispericarditisvaccineCOVID-19BNT162b2
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 11 , November 2023 , pp. 2379 - 2383
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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