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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun;35(6):e15479.
doi: 10.1111/dth.15479. Epub 2022 Apr 7.

Dermatomyositis following COVID-19 vaccination

Kotamma Venkateswaran  1 , Derrick Chen-Wee Aw  2 , Jingxiang Huang  3 , Stanley Angkodjojo  2
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Case Reports

Dermatomyositis following COVID-19 vaccination

Kotamma Venkateswaran et al. Dermatol Ther. 2022 Jun.
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The authors declare there is no conflict of interest.

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(A) and (B) Erythematous rash with telangiectasis on chest and both medial cheeks sparing nasolabial folds. (C) Histology from the punch biopsy of the chest lesion shows epidermal atrophy, vacuolar interphase changes with sparse inflammatory infiltrate. (D) Mucin, highlighted by special stain Alcian blue, is noted in the superficial dermis
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