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- Title
Post-vaccination COVID Toes (Chilblains) Exacerbated by Rituximab Infusion Suggests Interferon Activation as Mechanism.
- Authors
Qiao, Jana W; Dan, Yongwook; Wolf, Michael E; Zoccoli, Christina M; Demetriou, Theodore J; Lennon, Robert P
- Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID) toes are pernio-like skin lesions associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. We observed pernio-like skin findings presenting after a Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, which significantly worsened after an infusion of rituximab. This suggests that the mechanism for COVID toes is interferon activation. Military providers may avoid unnecessary referrals for this self-limiting condition by anticipating this adverse effect.
- Subjects
CORONAVIRUS diseases; TISSUE wounds; SARS disease; VACCINES; RITUXIMAB
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2022, Vol 187, pe1563
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/milmed/usab314