Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Sep;35(9):e548-e551.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.17343. Epub 2021 Jun 7.

Cutaneous adverse reactions after m-RNA COVID-19 vaccine: early reports from Northeast Italy

E Farinazzo  1 , G Ponis  2 , E Zelin  1 , E Errichetti  3 , G Stinco  3 , C Pinzani  4 , A Gambelli  5 , N De Manzini  6 , L Toffoli  1 , A Moret  1 , M Agozzino  1 , C Conforti  1 , N Di Meo  1 , P Schincariol  2 , I Zalaudek  1
Affiliations

Cutaneous adverse reactions after m-RNA COVID-19 vaccine: early reports from Northeast Italy

E Farinazzo et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cutaneous adverse reactions after administration of Comirnaty®‐BioNTech/Pfizer, an m‐RNA COVID‐19 vaccine. (a–c) Diffuse urticaria. (d) Chilblain‐like rash on the first and third finger of the left foot. (e) Erythematous macular rash of the hands. (f) Purplish macule on the third finger of the right hand, consistent with the diagnosis of fixed drug eruption. (g) Pityriasis rosea‐like plaque (located on abdomen).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Cox F, Khalib K, Conlon N. PEG that reaction: a case series of allergy to polyethylene glycol. J Clin Pharmacol 2021; 61: 832–835. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Gökay SS, Çelik T, Sari MY et al. Urticaria as a rare side effect of polyethylene glycol‐3350 in a child: case report. Acta Clin Croat 2018; 57: 187–189. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Garvey LH, Nasser S. Anaphylaxis to the first COVID‐19 vaccine: is polyethylene glycol (PEG) the culprit? Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: e106–e108. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Blumenthal KG, Robinson LB, Camargo CA et al. Acute allergic reactions to mRNA COVID‐19 vaccines. JAMA 2021; 325: 1562–1565. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sako EY, Rubin A, Young LC. Localized bullous fixed drug eruption following yellow fever vaccine. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014; 70: e113–e114. - PubMed