A generalized pustular psoriasis flare after CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccination: Case report

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ONSUN N., KAYA G., IŞIK B. G., GÜNEŞ B.

HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.261-262, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.34172/hpp.2021.32
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.261-262
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: CoronoVac, COVID, Psoriasis
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

CoronoVac is a non-viable vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Nowadays, there has been vaccination program for at-risk groups and older adults in Turkey. We here present 72-year-old male psoriasis patient who developed generalized pustular psoriasis flare after administration of CoronoVac. The COVID-PCR test was negative and investigations for flare etiology were all normal. He was first (to the best of our knowledge) psoriasis patient who developed an erythrodermic flare after the first dose of CoronaVac vaccine.