Urticarial vasculitis after <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 vaccination: A case report and literature review
Urticarial vasculitis after <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 vaccination: A case report and literature review
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<scp>COVID</scp> -19疫苗接种后荨麻疹性血管炎:病例报告及文献复习
DOI:
10.1111/dth.15613
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Shimizu Akira
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作者:
Ono Hiroto;Yamaguchi Reimon;Shimizu Akira
The autoimmune disorder urticarial vasculitis (UV) may be caused by drugs, malignancy, other autoimmune diseases, and infections. 1 And it has recently been associated with COVID-19 vaccination. 2–5 A 68-year-old man presented to a local doctor with multiple, reddish, elevated, itchy-lesions that appeared 4 days after his third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. He reported no reactions to the first two doses. Since treatment with 15 mg prednisolone (PSL) yielded no improvement, he was referred to our clinic. His medical history included angina pectoris, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and no recent drug changes. His body temperature was 37.8 C. Physical examination revealed edematous erythema with pigmentation and purpura scattered on his trunk, extremities, and thighs (Figure 1A, B). Oral mucosa was normal. Although he reported discomfort in the throat, no laryngeal edema or upper respiratory tract symptoms were evident. Laboratory results included elevated C-reactive protein (10.04 mg/dl), leukocytes (9400 cells/mm3), neutrophil fraction (89.2%), and platelet, eosinophil granulocyte, C3, C4, and ANA all within normal range. Quantitative antigen test for COVID-19 was negative. Histopathological examination showed perivascular and interstitial cell infiltration.(Figure 1C). High-power view showed infiltration of neutrophils throughout the dermis. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis with nuclear dust and erythrocyte leakage was observed (Figure 1D). Direct immunofluorescence was not performed. The patient was diagnosed with UV. Since infection induced hemorrhagic urticaria was initially suspected, PSL was tapered and rupatadine fumarate and intravenous cefazolin were added. Chest and abdominal CT scans revealed no focus of infection. Two days later, the fever resolved and by 4 days later, which was 8 days post-vaccination, his skin rash had almost disappeared leaving pigmentation on the inner thighs. He was discharged from hospital and has had no recurrence. There have been at least three case reports 2–4 and 1 review article 5 including incidences of UV following COVID-19 vaccination. Regarding the case reports; Dash reported a 27-year-old man who developed skin rash 1 day after his second dose of inactivated whole virion coronavirus whom was treated with indomethacin, topical calamine lotion and levocetirizine; Nazzaro reported a 27-year-old woman who developed skin rash 10 days after her first dose of Moderna