Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Following Typhoid Vaccination
10.3349/ymj.2021.62.9.868
- Author:
Jeong-Gil KIM
1
;
Se Yong KIM
;
Hong Sang OH
;
Dong Ho JO
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Armed Forces Yangju Hospital, Yangju, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2021;62(9):868-871
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a rare neurological disease of varying etiology characterized by severe shoulder pain, muscle weakness, and atrophy. Mechanisms are unclear, but are thought to be genetic and immune-mediated reactions. Rarely, Parsonage-Turner syndrome occurs as a side effect of vaccination. A 20-year-old male who worked as a soldier visited the military hospital because of shoulder pain after vaccination against typhoid and was diagnosed with Parsonage-Turner syndrome based on electromyography and joint magnetic resonance imaging. Pain was controlled with a nerve block. Intravenous immunoglobulin was administered for improvement of neurologic symptoms. This case suggests that Parsonage-Turner syndrome should be considered as a side effect of vaccination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Parsonage-Turner syndrome following vaccination in Korea.
