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Gerardo Cazzato1, Paolo Romita2, Caterina Foti2
1Section of Molecular Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Tranplantation (DETO), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.
Abstract:
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected health systems across the globe, making the use of vaccines more urgent and topical than ever. Since the first months after the introduction of vaccinations, several reactions, both local and systemic, have been reported although they were mostly very mild and only rarely harbingers of more serious complications. We present a case of multiple flat warts onset over the cheeks in a patient after the second dose of mRNA BioNTech-Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine, and we discuss the possible temporal association between the two events, also considering the patient's antibody status.
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