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. 2021 Oct 21;47(2):437–440. doi: 10.1111/ced.14970

Table 1.

Brief summary of the demographic and clinical features of the patients.

Patient Diagnosis Sex Age, years Type of COVID‐19 vaccine Time lag, days Comorbidities Clinical course
1 PRP F 62

Moderna,

first dose

(second dose not administered)

5 Metabolic syndrome, T2DM, hypertensive heart disease, hypothyroidism, CKD Progressive remission with systemic prednisone (1 mg/kg/day for 2 weeks, then tapered) and topical steroids at 1‐month follow‐up. Hospitalization for COVID‐19 infection 4 months after PRP onset
2 PRP F 82

Pfizer–BioNTech,

first dose (second dose not administered)

7 Plaque and nail psoriasis, CLL, T2DM, hypertension, COPD Clinical improvement achieved with subcutaneous MTX 15 mg/weekly. Residual PP hyperkeratosis and scaly plaques on head and neck at the 4‐month follow‐up
3 SS F 69

Oxford–AstraZeneca,

first dose

(second dose not administered)

12 Overweight, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, iron‐deficiency anaemia Treated with steroid administration (prednisone 1 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks, then slow tapering). At 3‐month follow‐up, complete healing of the ulcerated plaques with residual hyperpigmentation
4 PLEVA M 70

Pfizer–BioNTech,

second dose

5 Acute lymphocytic leukaemia in complete remission Treated with topical combination of fusidic acid 2% plus betamethasone cream 0.1%. Complete remission within 10 weeks
5 EM F 76

Pfizer–BioNTech,

first dose

(second dose administered)

4

Lung adenocarcinoma (Stage IV), arterial hypertension,

T2DM, COPD

Topical prescription of methylprednisolone 0.1% cream twice daily for 10 days. Complete clearance achieved in 10 days. No recurrence with the second vaccine dose

CKD, chronic kidney disease; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EM, erythema multiforme; PLEVA, pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta; PP, palmoplantar; PRP, pityriasis rubra pilaris; T2DM, Type 2 diabetes mellitus; MTX, methotrexate; SS; Sweet syndrome.