Pityriasis Rosea After Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine: A Case Report

Abstract

After the pandemic started, vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 were developed and applied in a short time. Later, various side effects were reported during the use of these vaccines. Among the skin side effects, besides local skin reactions at the injection site, urticaria, maculopapular rash and pityriasis rosea-like reactions were observed. We presented a female case who developed pityriasis rosea after administering the 3rd dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Keywords

• COVİD-19 Vaccines
• Pityriasis Rosea
• Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
• drug-related side effects and adverse reactions

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