A Case Report of Papulo-pustular Rosacea-Like Reaction after the Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine

Al-Hamamy, Hayder; Jawad, Zainab K

doi:10.52573/ipmj.2021.174081

	A Case Report of Papulo-pustular Rosacea-Like Reaction after the Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal
Article 18, Volume 21, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 127-130 PDF (186.65 K)
Document Type: Case Report
DOI: 10.52573/ipmj.2021.174081
Authors
Hayder Al-Hamamy¹; Zainab K Jawad²
¹Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations
²Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has affected countries around the world. The introduction of COVID-19 vaccines has proved the most effective weapon in the fight against the disease. The massive vaccination campaign against COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020 lead to significant decrease in the number of symptomatic infected patients and a decline in the mortality related to COVID-19 infection. However, with the vaccination of billions of people, data on vaccine-induced adverse reactions are also emerging. Here we report a 50 year old woman who manifested a papule-pustular rash within 24hours of receiving the second dose of pfizerBioNTech COVID19 vaccine. We report this case to raise awareness regarding various cutaneous manifestations associated with COVID-19 vaccination.

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