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This report aims to explore the relationship between procalcitonin elevation and fever following COVID-19 vaccination in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.

April 15, 2026JAMA Internal Medicine1 citations

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Pitfalls to Procalcitonin—Elevation in a Postvaccine Fever

VSVirginia H. SunHarvard University EREsdras RodriguezHarvard University CLC. LeeTufts University

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This report aims to explore the relationship between procalcitonin elevation and fever following COVID-19 vaccination in a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
Case report of a patient
Observation of symptoms
Assessment of procalcitonin levels
Patient presented with fever after COVID-19 vaccination
Procalcitonin levels were elevated
No other infection indicators noted

Abstract

This case report describes a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis who presented to the emergency department with a fever and elevated procalcitonin levels the day after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Pitfalls to Procalcitonin—Elevation in a Postvaccine Fever

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