A Case of Disseminated Herpes Zoster With Polyneuropathy Following the Third Dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine.
Journal: Cureus
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Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in the fast development of new vaccines, which helped contain the pandemic, but some adverse events started to rise. Recently, post-administration of mRNA-based vaccines, varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation was reported. We report a case of disseminated herpes zoster with polyneuropathy and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings following the Pfizer-BioNTechvaccine. Our observation aims to increase clinicians' awareness of a possible relationship between herpes zoster reactivation and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
Authors
Muhammad Riazuddin, Mona Jefri, Muhammad Butt, Hathami Alsalamah, Aamir Nadeem Ali Sheikh
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