Reactivation of herpes zoster after vaccination with an inactivated vaccine: A case report from Nepal

Sangam Shah; Bikash Baral; Rajan Chamlagain; Hritik Murarka; Yagya Raj Adhikari; Basanta Sharma Paudel

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5188

Reactivation of herpes zoster after vaccination with an inactivated vaccine: A case report from Nepal

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Dec 7;9(12):e05188. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5188. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Authors

Sangam Shah¹, Bikash Baral², Rajan Chamlagain², Hritik Murarka¹, Yagya Raj Adhikari², Basanta Sharma Paudel²

Affiliations

¹ Maharajgunj Medical Campus Institute of Medicine Tribhuvan University Maharajgunj Nepal.
² Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Maharajgunj Nepal.

Abstract

COVID-19 has been linked to a number of cutaneous symptoms in COVID-19 patients. Although herpes zoster (HZ) was the first sign of COVID-19 infection in several patients, cases of HZ after COVID-19 vaccination are rare. Here, we report a case of 51-year-old male patient with herpes zoster after Sinopharm (Vero cell) vaccination.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Sinopharm; herpes zoster; vaccine; vero cell.

Publication types

Case Reports