Isolated ACTH deficiency following immunization with the BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: a case report.
Shuhei MoritaTomoya TsujiShohei KishimotoShinsuke UrakiKen TakeshimaHiroshi IwakuraHiroto FurutaMasahiro NishiHidefumi InabaTaka-Aki MatsuokaPublished in: BMC endocrine disorders (2022)
This is the first reported case of IAD potentially associated with COVID-19 immunization. Recent reports have emphasized the importance of adjuvants in the mRNA vaccine that induce the endocrinological adverse effects through disturbance of the autoimmune system, but details are still unclear. Given the broad and rapid spread of vaccinations against COVID-19, it is clinically important to consider that there could be cases with a rare but emergent adrenal crisis even among those who present common symptoms of adverse effects following inactive SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination.