Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report
Lymphedema is rare adverse effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination that has been reported in several studies. We present a case of surgically treated secondary lymphedema after COVID-19 vaccination. The patient presented lymphedema at the upper extremity with no specific history ex...
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| author | Hyung Hwa Jeong Dong Jin Kim Hyunsuk Peter Suh Chang Sik John Pak Joon Pio Hong |
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| description | Lymphedema is rare adverse effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination that has been reported in several studies. We present a case of surgically treated secondary lymphedema after COVID-19 vaccination. The patient presented lymphedema at the upper extremity with no specific history except the COVID-19 vaccination 18 months before the visit. Lymphaticovenous anastomosis and liposuction were performed on the posterolateral aspect of the forearm and the upper arm. The volume of the affected arm was reduced to more than 54% at 8 months postoperatively. With precise surgical planning, secondary lymphedema resulting from COVID-19 vaccination could be successfully treated surgically. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea403a56f93e43f6b9ef4a76f469a25c2025-07-09T00:34:32ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-617110.1055/a-2448-3403Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case ReportHyung Hwa Jeong0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9981-6506Dong Jin Kim1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0855-8071Hyunsuk Peter Suh2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1706-5516Chang Sik John Pak3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-7120Joon Pio Hong4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6208-9704Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanyang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaLymphedema is rare adverse effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination that has been reported in several studies. We present a case of surgically treated secondary lymphedema after COVID-19 vaccination. The patient presented lymphedema at the upper extremity with no specific history except the COVID-19 vaccination 18 months before the visit. Lymphaticovenous anastomosis and liposuction were performed on the posterolateral aspect of the forearm and the upper arm. The volume of the affected arm was reduced to more than 54% at 8 months postoperatively. With precise surgical planning, secondary lymphedema resulting from COVID-19 vaccination could be successfully treated surgically.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2448-3403COVID-19 vaccinesadverse effectlymphedemasecondary lymphedemasurgical procedures |
| spellingShingle | Hyung Hwa Jeong Dong Jin Kim Hyunsuk Peter Suh Chang Sik John Pak Joon Pio Hong Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report Archives of Plastic Surgery COVID-19 vaccines adverse effect lymphedema secondary lymphedema surgical procedures |
| title | Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report |
| title_full | Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report |
| title_short | Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report |
| title_sort | successful surgical treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 vaccination related upper extremity lymphedema case report |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccines adverse effect lymphedema secondary lymphedema surgical procedures |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2448-3403 |
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