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Severe cutaneous reaction to the messenger RNA (mRNA) BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine
Sabrina Sapsford1, Blair Wood2
1Resident Medical Officer, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā, Auckland, New Zealand.
Abstract:
The pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic has been reliant on uptake of vaccination. In New Zealand, we have access to the messenger RNA (mRNA) BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine. In this case report we discuss a patient who presented to an acute general medical service with a severe cutaneous adverse reaction (SCAR) after the vaccine with features of both Stevens-Johnson syndrome and acute generalised pustulosis. Early recognition and management of SCARs is required to prevent morbidity and mortality.
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