The clinical and pathologic spectrum of mucocutaneous reactions following COVID-19 vaccines in three tertiary referral centers of Northern Italy.

Adverse cutaneous reactions following COVID-19 vaccines have increased, highlighting not only how SARS-CoV-2 infection but also COVID-19 vaccines may induce adverse cutaneous manifestations. We evaluated the clinical and pathologic spectrum of mucocutaneous reactions following COVID-19 vaccines, observed consecutively within three large tertiary Centers of the Metropolitan City of Milan (Lombardy), comparing our results with the currently available literature.We retrospectively reviewed medical records and skin biopsies of patients diagnosed with mucocutaneous adverse events following COVID-19 vaccines and followed at 3 Italian tertiary referral centers in the Metropolitan City of Milan.

Source: Clinics in Dermatology - February 27, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Giovanni Paolino, Valentina Caputo, Jan Schroeder, Angelo Valerio Marzano, Emanuela Bonoldi, Chiara Moltrasio, Carlo Alberto Maronese, Linda Borgonovo, Franco Rongioletti Tags: COVID-19: Important Updates and Developments Source Type: research