Generalized pustular psoriasis exacerbated by vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome by coronavirus 2: A case report

  • Lưu Ngọc Vi 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyễn Lan Anh 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyễn Quỳnh Trang 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Vũ Thu Trang 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Bùi Phương Linh 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyễn Thanh Hà 108 Military Central Hospital

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Keywords

COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccin, mARN, generalized pustular psoriasis, mARN (messenger ARN)

Abstract

Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare but potentially - life threatening variant of psoriasis vulgaris, with many possible triggers, including medication, infections. However, vaccines have rarely been reported to exacerbate GPP. Herein, we describle, based on our observations and a literature review, we report the case of GPP following the COVID-19 messenger RNA (mARN) vaccine. This is the first psoriasis patient who developed the generalized pustular psoriasis flare after the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine we clinically encountered.

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