Post COVID-19 treated with AstraZeneca vaccine exacerbates arthritis with susceptibility to herpes in an older woman: A case report - PubMed
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- This case report details an older woman with rheumatoid arthritis experiencing exacerbated arthritis and herpes susceptibility following COVID-19 infection or AstraZeneca vaccination.
- The 70-year-old patient, previously diagnosed with arthritis at age 60, developed persistent dysphoric mood, irritability, severe pain, and herpetic lesions post-COVID, without improvement despite pharmacological and complementary therapies.
- Diagnostic findings showed borderline laboratory values and no intracranial abnormalities, but her health remained suboptimal, requiring ongoing prednisone, analgesics, and other medications.
- The case underscores that COVID-19 or its vaccination can trigger arthritis flares in older individuals with rheumatic disease, leading to severe lower limb symptoms and sacroiliitis, emphasizing the need for careful management of immune abnormalities and neurological assessment.