Pityriasis rubra pilaris after COVID-19 vaccination: causal relationship or coincidence?

Numerous cutaneous side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines have been described since their clinical approval. These include, among others, injection site reactions, urticarial, maculopapular and pityriasiform rashes or temporary exacerbations of a pre-existing chronic inflammatory skin diseas...

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Published inHautarzt
Main Authors Bramhoff, A C, Wesselmann, U, Bender, S T, Berghoff, A V, Hofmann, S C, Balakirski, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.08.2022
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COVID-19 vaccine
Pityriasis rubra pilaris
Systemic retinoids
Vaccination reaction
mRNA vaccine
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Summary:Numerous cutaneous side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines have been described since their clinical approval. These include, among others, injection site reactions, urticarial, maculopapular and pityriasiform rashes or temporary exacerbations of a pre-existing chronic inflammatory skin disease. Herein we report about three cases of pityriasis rubra pilaris that occurred for the first time in close temporal relationship with the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine.
ISSN:1432-1173
DOI:10.1007/s00105-022-04972-z