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Case Reports
. 2022 May:23:58-60.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.02.023. Epub 2022 Mar 2.

COVID-19 vaccine-associated dermatomyositis

Marlyn Wu  1 , Maria Karim  1 , Robin Ashinoff  1
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Case Reports

COVID-19 vaccine-associated dermatomyositis

Marlyn Wu et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2022 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccine; COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects; dermatomyositis.

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Figures

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Fig 1
Violaceous, poikilodermatous, scaly plaques on the anterior aspect of the neck and chest.
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Fig 2
Vesicles and erythematous papules on the right upper extremity.
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