Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings
During a spontaneous and autonomous study, we assessed the ultrasound finding of lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Pfizer vaccine. We enrolled 18 patients with 58 lymphadenopathies: in 10 patients, they were in the laterocervical side, while in 8 patients in the axillar site. The lar...
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| author | Vincenza Granata Roberta Fusco Sergio Venanzio Setola Roberta Galdiero Carmine Picone Francesco Izzo Roberta D’Aniello Vittorio Miele Roberta Grassi Roberto Grassi Antonella Petrillo |
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| description | During a spontaneous and autonomous study, we assessed the ultrasound finding of lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Pfizer vaccine. We enrolled 18 patients with 58 lymphadenopathies: in 10 patients, they were in the laterocervical side, while in 8 patients in the axillar site. The largest diameter was 16 mm with a range from 7 to 16 mm (median value = 10 mm). In the same patient, we found different ultrasound nodal findings. A total of 25 nodes showed eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape. In total, 19 nodes showed asymmetric eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape. Overall, 10 nodes showed concentric cortical thickening with reduction in the width of the echogenic hilum and oval shape. A total of four nodes showed huge reduction and displacement of the echogenic hilum and round or oval shape. No anomaly was found at the Doppler echocolor study. In conclusion, eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape, asymmetric eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape, concentric cortical thickening with reduction in the width of the echogenic hilum and oval shape, and a huge reduction and displacement of the echogenic hilum and round shape are the features that we found in post <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine lymphadenopathies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b6c3829476040f6bfdeb886bb6e6e3a2023-11-21T10:02:34ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372021-03-0110321410.3390/biology10030214Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound FindingsVincenza Granata0Roberta Fusco1Sergio Venanzio Setola2Roberta Galdiero3Carmine Picone4Francesco Izzo5Roberta D’Aniello6Vittorio Miele7Roberta Grassi8Roberto Grassi9Antonella Petrillo10Radiology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyRadiology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyRadiology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyRadiology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyRadiology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyHepatobiliary Surgical Oncology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyHospital Pharmacy Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyDivision of Radiodiagnostic, “Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi”, 50139 Firenze, ItalyDivision of Radiology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80125 Naples, ItalyDivision of Radiology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80125 Naples, ItalyRadiology Division, “Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale—IRCCS di Napoli”, 80131 Naples, ItalyDuring a spontaneous and autonomous study, we assessed the ultrasound finding of lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Pfizer vaccine. We enrolled 18 patients with 58 lymphadenopathies: in 10 patients, they were in the laterocervical side, while in 8 patients in the axillar site. The largest diameter was 16 mm with a range from 7 to 16 mm (median value = 10 mm). In the same patient, we found different ultrasound nodal findings. A total of 25 nodes showed eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape. In total, 19 nodes showed asymmetric eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape. Overall, 10 nodes showed concentric cortical thickening with reduction in the width of the echogenic hilum and oval shape. A total of four nodes showed huge reduction and displacement of the echogenic hilum and round or oval shape. No anomaly was found at the Doppler echocolor study. In conclusion, eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape, asymmetric eccentric cortical thickening with wide echogenic hilum and oval shape, concentric cortical thickening with reduction in the width of the echogenic hilum and oval shape, and a huge reduction and displacement of the echogenic hilum and round shape are the features that we found in post <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine lymphadenopathies.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/3/214COVID-19 infectionvaccineultrasoundlymphadenopathy |
| spellingShingle | Vincenza Granata Roberta Fusco Sergio Venanzio Setola Roberta Galdiero Carmine Picone Francesco Izzo Roberta D’Aniello Vittorio Miele Roberta Grassi Roberto Grassi Antonella Petrillo Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings Biology COVID-19 infection vaccine ultrasound lymphadenopathy |
| title | Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings |
| title_full | Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings |
| title_fullStr | Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings |
| title_short | Lymphadenopathy after <i>BNT162b2</i> Covid-19 Vaccine: Preliminary Ultrasound Findings |
| title_sort | lymphadenopathy after i bnt162b2 i covid 19 vaccine preliminary ultrasound findings |
| topic | COVID-19 infection vaccine ultrasound lymphadenopathy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/3/214 |
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