Long lasting complete regression of a metastatic polyomavirus-positive Merkel cell carcinoma after COVID-19 booster vaccination

• Ulrich Wesselmann,
• Hans M. Kvasnicka,
• Ahmet Bozkurt,
• Ulrike Wieland,
• Silke C. Hofmann

Affiliations

Ulrich Wesselmann

Correspondence to: Department of Dermatology, Allergy and Dermatosurgery, HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Heusnerstr. 40, Wuppertal 42283, Germany.; Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany

Hans M. Kvasnicka

Department of Pathology, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany

Ahmet Bozkurt

Department of Plastic Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany

Ulrike Wieland

Institute of Virology, National Reference Centre for Papilloma- and Polyomaviruses, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Germany

Silke C. Hofmann

Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Dermatosurgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany