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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec;35(12):e857-e859.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.17582. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

Psoriasis exacerbation after COVID-19 vaccination: a report of 14 cases from a single centre

E Sotiriou  1 , A Tsentemeidou  1 , K Bakirtzi  1 , A Lallas  1 , D Ioannides  1 , E Vakirlis  1
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Psoriasis exacerbation after COVID-19 vaccination: a report of 14 cases from a single centre

E Sotiriou et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Dec.
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Sudden psoriasis flare in a female patient who had been receiving topical treatment for mild plaque psoriasis for years, after AstraZeneca‐Oxford AZD1222 vaccine for COVID‐19. New lesions appeared in the previously uninvolved areas. Pre‐existing nail psoriasis worsened.
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