Successful Surgical Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema: Case Report

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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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Main Authors:	Hyung Hwa Jeong, Dong Jin Kim, Hyunsuk Peter Suh, Chang Sik John Pak, Joon Pio Hong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Series:	Archives of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:	COVID-19 vaccines adverse effect lymphedema secondary lymphedema surgical procedures
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2448-3403
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