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. 2021 Nov;35(11):e750-e752.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.17555. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

Herpes Zoster following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination - a series of four cases

M Alpalhão  1   2   3 , P Filipe  1   2   3
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Herpes Zoster following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination - a series of four cases

M Alpalhão et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Nov.
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Figure 1
Clinical photographs of the reported cases. (a) Patient 1; (b) Patient 2; (c) Patient 3; (d) Patient 4.
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