Dysphagia after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Report of Two Cases
Various adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccination have been reported; however, no case reports have focused on dysphagia. We herein present two cases of severe dysphagia after COVID-19 vaccination. Case 1: A 24-year-old man with Burkitt's lymphoma developed dysphagia and multiple cranial nerve palsies. Case 2: An 80-year-old man with Parkinson's disease developed aspiration pneumonia and dysphagia. Both patients underwent a detailed dysphagia evaluation and swallowing rehabilitation. According to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, dysphagia following COVID-19 vaccination is very rare. Clinicians should be aware of the appearance or worsening of dysphagia following COVID-19 vaccination.
Authors
- Eiko Sunami
- Satoshi Ikeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-8038)
- T. Yoneyama
- Yuta Kaito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0221-4902)
- Yoichiro Aoyagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0544-325X)
- Tsunemi Kitagawa
- Yuki Asano
- Miho Ohashi
- Arito Yozu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-2408)
- Satoshi Wakita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-5433)
- Daishi Onai
- Qing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2660-1464)
Institutions
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.5450-25
- Primary Topic
- Lymphadenopathy Diagnosis and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00