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. 2022 Apr 26;8:49–51. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2022.04.004

Table I.

Morphologies of cutaneous booster reactions to COVID-19 vaccines reported to the American Academy of Dermatology/International League of Dermatologic Societies registry


Number of total booster reactions, regardless of whether patients reacted to prior vaccine doses (Total individuals = 36, total number of distinct reactions = 93)
Subset analysis: number of booster reactions, limited to patients who only reacted to the booster dose and not to prior vaccine doses (Total individuals = 26, total number of distinct reactions = 71)
Morphology Total
Moderna
Pfizer
Total
n % of total reactions n % of total reactions n % of total reactions n % of total reactions (restricted to individuals who only reacted to the booster dose)
Urticaria 14 15.1 10 10.8 2 2.2 12 16.9
Localized swelling 11 11.8 7 7.5 2 2.2 9 12.7
Localized redness 13 14.0 9 9.7 2 2.2 11 15.5
Localized pain 11 11.8 7 7.5 2 2.2 9 12.7
Pruritus 10 10.8 8 8.6 2 2.2 7 9.9
Delayed hypersensitivity 9 9.7 8 8.6 1 1.1 6 8.5
Morbilliform 3 3.2 1 1.1 2 2.2 2 2.8
Vesicular 3 3.2 2 2.2 1 1.1 2 2.8
Erythromelalgia 3 3.2 3 3.2 0 0.0 2 2.8
Contact dermatitis 2 2.2 1 1.1 1 1.1 1 1.1
Angioedema 2 2.2 1 1.1 1 1.1 2 2.8
Pernio/chilblains 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1 0 0.0
Livedo reticularis 1 1.1 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1
Erythema multiforme 1 1.1 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1
Pityriasis rosea 1 1.1 0 0.0 1 1.1 1 1.1
Flareup of an existing condition 1 1.1 1 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 7 7.5 3 3.2 2 2.2 5 7.0

Listed as the number of reactions. Individual person may have >1 reaction.