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Case Report

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine may trigger subacute thyroiditis

Mehmet Sözena Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ömercan Topaloğlub Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, TurkeyView further author information
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Berrin Çetinarslana Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-8161View further author information
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Alev Seleka Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0646-8697View further author information
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Zeynep Cantürka Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-2565View further author information
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Emre Gezera Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-6106View further author information
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Damla Köksalana Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, TurkeyView further author information
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Taner Bayraktaroğlub Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, TurkeyView further author information
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Pages 5120-5125 | Received 09 Oct 2021, Accepted 27 Nov 2021, Published online: 10 Dec 2021

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