Autoimmune blistering skin diseases triggered by COVID-19 vaccinations: An Australian case series
Frontiers in medicine
; 9, 2022.
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in English
| EuropePMC | ID: covidwho-2207496
ABSTRACT
Autoimmune blistering skin diseases (AIBD) can be induced or flared by a multitude of sources, however, there have been some reports suggesting that this occurrence is due to COVID-19 vaccinations. At a single academic blistering disease centre in Sydney, Australia, a retrospective review was conducted, identifying 59 patients with AIBD seen between February 2021 and November 2022. Secondary to recent COVID-19 vaccination, four patients had induction of bullous pemphigoid, three patients had a flare of pre-existing bullous pemphigoid, one patient had induction of pemphigus, and two patients had a flare of pre-existing pemphigus vulgaris. This adds to our understanding of the role of vaccinations in the activity of AIBD.
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EuropePMC
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Frontiers in medicine
Year:
2022
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Article
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