Autoimmune blistering skin diseases triggered by COVID-19 vaccinations: An Australian case series

Autor: Timothy L. Cowan, Cheng Huang, Dédée F. Murrell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1117176
Popis: 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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