Alopecia universalis after injection of messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine. A case report

Kentaro Iwata; Makoto Kunisada

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01830

IDCases (Jan 2023)

Alopecia universalis after injection of messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine. A case report

Kentaro Iwata,
Makoto Kunisada

Affiliations

Kentaro Iwata: Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2 Kusunokicho, Chuoku, Kobe, Japan; Correspondence to: Division of Infectious Diseases Therapeutics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kusunokicho 7-5-2, Chuoku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan.
Makoto Kunisada: Department of Dermatology, Kobe University Hospital, 7-5-2 Kusunokicho, Chuoku, Kobe, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01830
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 33
p. e01830

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Messenger RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection, or COVID-19 dramatically changed the landscape of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. However, they might be associated with various side effects, such as myocarditis. Herein we report a case of alopecia universalis occurring after injection of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in a Japanese patient. Healthcare workers should be aware of this rather rare complication after vaccinations.

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/idcases

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