Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji Associated with Elevated Varicella-zoster Virus Complement-fixing Antibody Titers Following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination

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  • Masahiro Oka Department of Dermatology, Kita-Harima Medical Center, Ono City Hyogo, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42546

Keywords:

papuloerythroderma of Ofuji, varicella-zoster virus, complement-fixing antibody titer, Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 (BNT162b2) vaccine, COVID-19, herpes zoster, cutaneous adverse reaction

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2025-04-02

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Oka, M. (2025). Papuloerythroderma of Ofuji Associated with Elevated Varicella-zoster Virus Complement-fixing Antibody Titers Following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv42546. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.42546

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