Childhood vitiligo developing after COVID-19 infection

Childhood vitiligo developing after COVID-19 infection

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and COVID-19 vaccinations have been linked to immune cutaneous manifestations, mostly presenting similar clinical pictures.1 Among immune skin reactions associated with COVID-19 vaccines, hypopigmentations and vitiligo have been extensively reported.2 Conversely,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Dermatology reports 2023-06, Vol.15 (3)
Hauptverfasser: Viglizzo, Gianmaria, Herzum, Astrid, Gariazzo, Lodovica, Olcese, Camilla, Occella, Corrado
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
childhood vitiligo
COVID-19
pediatric
Vitiligo
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Zusammenfassung:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and COVID-19 vaccinations have been linked to immune cutaneous manifestations, mostly presenting similar clinical pictures.1 Among immune skin reactions associated with COVID-19 vaccines, hypopigmentations and vitiligo have been extensively reported.2 Conversely, reports of vitiligo following COVID-19 itself are scarce up to date, completely lacking in children.3,4 Herein we present a case of childhood vitiligo developing shortly after COVID-19 infection.
ISSN:2036-7392
2036-7406
DOI:10.4081/dr.2023.9547