Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event?
Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) has been reported after the administration of different vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2, also among individuals without known immunosuppressive states. Herein, we describe for the first time a case of herpes zoster after mRNA vaccination against SARS...
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| author | Natalia G. Vallianou Dimitrios Tsilingiris Irene Karampela Junli Liu Maria Dalamaga |
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| description | Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) has been reported after the administration of different vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2, also among individuals without known immunosuppressive states. Herein, we describe for the first time a case of herpes zoster after mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in a 53-year-old immunocompetent adult without any known comorbidities, who was previously vaccinated with a live attenuated zoster vaccine. The fact that the patient had no history of varicella and had been tested seronegative for VZV prior to immunization with the live attenuated zoster vaccine further contribute to the challenge of this unusual case. This advocates for a high level of vigilance on the part of clinicians regarding this rare complication among receivers of COVID-19 vaccines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9a7f62fa3ed44628868ebda0c559da12022-12-21T19:23:38ZengElsevierMetabolism Open2589-93682022-03-0113100171Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event?Natalia G. Vallianou0Dimitrios Tsilingiris1Irene Karampela2Junli Liu3Maria Dalamaga4First Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelismos General Hospital, 45-47 Ipsilantou Str, 10676, Athens, GreeceFirst Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, 17 St Thomas Street, 11527, Athens, Greece; Corresponding author. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, 75 Mikras Asias, 11527, Athens, Greece. :Second Department of Critical Care, Attikon General University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1 Rimini St, Haidari, 12462, Athens, GreeceShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated 6th People's Hospital, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias, 11527, Athens, Greece; Corresponding author. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, 75 Mikras Asias, 11527, Athens, Greece. :Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) has been reported after the administration of different vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2, also among individuals without known immunosuppressive states. Herein, we describe for the first time a case of herpes zoster after mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in a 53-year-old immunocompetent adult without any known comorbidities, who was previously vaccinated with a live attenuated zoster vaccine. The fact that the patient had no history of varicella and had been tested seronegative for VZV prior to immunization with the live attenuated zoster vaccine further contribute to the challenge of this unusual case. This advocates for a high level of vigilance on the part of clinicians regarding this rare complication among receivers of COVID-19 vaccines.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589936822000093COVID-19mRNAHerpes zosterLive attenuated |
| spellingShingle | Natalia G. Vallianou Dimitrios Tsilingiris Irene Karampela Junli Liu Maria Dalamaga Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event? Metabolism Open COVID-19 mRNA Herpes zoster Live attenuated |
| title | Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event? |
| title_full | Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event? |
| title_fullStr | Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event? |
| title_short | Herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult: A two-vaccine related event? |
| title_sort | herpes zoster following covid 19 vaccination in an immunocompetent and vaccinated for herpes zoster adult a two vaccine related event |
| topic | COVID-19 mRNA Herpes zoster Live attenuated |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589936822000093 |
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