Herpes zoster after COVID vaccination.
Int J Infect Dis
; 111: 169-171, 2021 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2113600
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 presents in various ways, but mainly as a pulmonary disease (Marzano, 2020). Skin manifestations have been reported, including reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (Marzano, 2020). Our case report describes two adults developing herpes zoster after vaccination with tozinameran (the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine). A possible cause for this reaction is a transient lymphocytopenia that occurs after the vaccination - similar to that in COVID-19 disease (Mulligan, 2020; Wang, 2020; Qin, 2020; Brabilla, 2020; Wang, 2020; Wei, 2017). In the context of vaccinating older and/or immunocompromised adults, our observations can be the starting point for further evaluation of a possible relationship between COVID-19, COVID vaccines, and herpes zoster.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Herpes Zoster
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ijid.2021.08.048
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