Author: Santovito, Luca Spiro; Pinna, Graziano
Title: A case of reactivation of varicella–zoster virus after BNT162b2 vaccine second dose? Cord-id: xbqbwh9j Document date: 2021_8_14
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Snippet: We report a case of itchy papulovesicular rash consistent with varicella–zoster virus reactivation after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine second dose administration. While there have been cases of varicella–zoster virus reactivation due to COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccine inoculation in older individuals with pre-existing conditions, this case report describes the first case of varicella–zoster virus reactivation on a healthy, young male in the absence of pre-existing conditions. The mechanisms underly
Document: We report a case of itchy papulovesicular rash consistent with varicella–zoster virus reactivation after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine second dose administration. While there have been cases of varicella–zoster virus reactivation due to COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccine inoculation in older individuals with pre-existing conditions, this case report describes the first case of varicella–zoster virus reactivation on a healthy, young male in the absence of pre-existing conditions. The mechanisms underlying varicella-zoster virus reactivation in patients with COVID-19 are unknown and should be further characterized.
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