Lower limb lymphedema and cellulitis as a complication of COVID-19 vaccine: A case report.

Ahmad HosseinzadehKamyar EbrahimiReza ShahriariradFarzad Dalfardi

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

A 68-year-old man without complications following his first dose of Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV) COVID-19 vaccine developed left foot and ankle edema, extending to his left leg 3 days after his second dose. Color-Doppler sonography and lymphoscintigraphy showed extensive soft tissue swelling and fat edema in both legs, proposing lymphatic drainage disorder.

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coronavirus disease
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