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Symmetrical Drug-Related Intertriginous and Flexural Exanthema-Like Eruption Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination

August 2021 in “ Clinical and Experimental Dermatology ”

Puo Nen Lim, Grant Wylie

intertriginous exanthema flexural exanthema skin eruption ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 prednisolone AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine oral steroids

TLDR A skin rash after the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was treated successfully with medication.

This document described a case of a symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema-like eruption that occurred after receiving the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca-Oxford) COVID-19 vaccine. Investigations, including repeated skin swabs, ruled out an infectious cause for the skin eruption. The patient was treated with oral prednisolone, which successfully resolved the symptoms.

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