FDG PET/MRI of Acute Myocarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
Chan-Hee Lee, Eun-Jung Kong
Abstract
ABSTRACT: A 22-year-old man visited the emergency department with chest pain. He had received a second dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA (Moderna) vaccine 5 days prior. 18F-FDG PET/MR revealed a focal FDG uptake and late gadolinium enhancement on the basal posterolateral wall of the left ventricle. Myocarditis after a COVID-19 vaccination has been reported predominantly after the second dose of mRNA vaccines in young men. This was a case of acute focal myocarditis after a COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, which was well-visualized by FDG PET/MRI.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAcute myocarditisVaccinationMyocarditisMessenger RNABasal (medicine)PathologyInternal medicineImmunologyViral MyocarditisDiseaseEmergency departmentHeart diseaseRadiologyGastroenterologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Lymphadenopathy Diagnosis and AnalysisSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Immunology Research