Imen Aouintia, Wiem Daly, Ghozlane Lakhoua, Widd Kaabi, Ons Charfi, Sana Debbeche, Sarrah Kastalli, Ahmed Zaiem, Sihem El Aidli
INTRODUCTION: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to the fast development of vaccines, which is considered a medical advance in healthcare. With the extensive vaccination campaign performed worldwide, many adverse events following immunization (AEFI) were reported [1]. Most of them were flu-like symptoms, mild and self-limiting. However, serious adverse events, such as dermatomyositis (DM), an idiopathic autoimmune connective tissue disease, have also been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: In this report, we describe a case of skin erythema, edema, and diffuse myalgia attributed at first to Pfizer BioNTeh, COVID-19 vaccination, given the temporal relationship and the absence of significant medical history...
June 14, 2023: Current Drug Safety