Generalized morphea following COVID-19 vaccine: Case report and literature review

Raid Alhayaza; Ghada Alhayaza; Abdullah Algarni; Ahmed Alhumidi; Ruaa AlHarithy

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7133

Generalized morphea following COVID-19 vaccine: Case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Mar 30;11(4):e7133. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7133. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Authors

Raid Alhayaza¹, Ghada Alhayaza², Abdullah Algarni³, Ahmed Alhumidi⁴, Ruaa AlHarithy^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine Alfaisal University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Dermatology King Saud Medical City Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Pathology King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
⁵ College of Medicine Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Department of Dermatology Security Forces Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Physicians should be vigilant for COVID-19 vaccine side effects and investigate any associated cutaneous manifestations. This will ultimately facilitate better understanding and recognition of various skin reactions related to the vaccine.

Keywords: COVID‐19 vaccine; Pfizer‐BioNTech; SARS‐CoV‐2; case report; generalized morphea; morphea.

Publication types

Case Reports