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摘要
背景据报道,感染 COVID-19 和接种疫苗后都会出现长时间的症状,有些病例会导致肌痛性脑脊髓炎/慢性疲劳综合征(ME/CFS)。在我院就诊的 80 名疫苗接种后综合征患者中,有 28 人符合 ME/CFS 的诊断标准。我们对这28名患者进行了一项回顾性研究。方法我们测量了2022年8月至2024年2月期间接种COVID-19疫苗后出现ME/CFS的28名患者的血清25-羟维生素D水平。维生素 D 替代疗法包括饮食咨询、阳光照射建议和口服维生素 D 补充剂。我们评估了血液中维生素 D 水平的变化和症状的改善情况。结果在初诊时,28 名确诊为 ME/CFS 的患者中有 27 人的血清 25- 羟维生素 D 水平不足或缺乏(16 ± 4 ng/mL,平均值 ± SD)。在接受维生素 D 替代治疗后,我们观察到血液中维生素 D 水平的增加(28 ± 5 ng/mL)与 ME/CFS 诊断症状的减少(从 10.3 ± 2.1 降至 3.3 ± 2.0)有关。值得注意的是,28 名患者中有 23 人(82%)在接受治疗后不再符合 ME/CFS 诊断标准。结论对于接种COVID-19疫苗后出现维生素D水平不足或缺乏的ME/CFS患者,在医生指导下进行适当的维生素D补充治疗可缓解症状。我们正准备进行一项随机对照试验,以评估维生素D替代疗法对感染或接种COVID-19疫苗后出现维生素D缺乏症的ME/CFS患者的疗效。
Efficacy of vitamin D replacement therapy on 28 cases of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination
Background
Prolonged symptoms have been reported following both COVID-19 infection and vaccination, with some cases leading to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Of 80 patients presenting to our hospital with postvaccination syndrome, 28 met the diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS. We conducted a retrospective study on these 28 patients.
Methods
We measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in 28 patients who developed ME/CFS after COVID-19 vaccination between August 2022 and February 2024. Vitamin D replacement therapy included dietary counseling, sun exposure recommendations, and oral vitamin D supplementation. We evaluated changes in blood vitamin D levels and symptom improvement.
Results
At initial visit, 27 of 28 patients diagnosed with ME/CFS had insufficient or deficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (16 ± 4 ng/mL, mean ± SD). Following vitamin D replacement therapy, we observed an increase in blood vitamin D levels (28 ± 5 ng/mL) associated with a decrease in ME/CFS diagnostic symptoms (from 10.3 ± 2.1 to 3.3 ± 2.0). Notably, 23 of 28 patients (82%) no longer met ME/CFS diagnostic criteria after the therapy. Among the symptoms, sleep problems showed the most improvement (71%), followed by autonomic symptoms (68%).
Conclusions
For patients developing ME/CFS after COVID-19 vaccination with insufficient or deficient vitamin D levels, appropriate vitamin D replacement therapy under medical guidance may lead to symptomatic relief. We are preparing a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin D replacement therapy in individuals with ME/CFS who have developed vitamin D deficiency following COVID-19 infection or vaccination.
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