Open AccessHerpes Zoster Following Covaxin Receipt
Author(s) -
Oumer Abdu Muhie,
Haylemariam Adera,
Eyob Tsige,
Aschalew Afework
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s345288
Subject(s) - medicine , receipt , shingles , covid-19 , varicella zoster virus , virology , presentation (obstetrics) , chickenpox , virus , dermatology , pediatrics , surgery , world wide web , disease , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Herpes zoster is a reactivation of varicella zoster virus infection. We presented this case since it occurred after the receipt of Covaxin vaccine. There are few case reports of herpes zoster after the receipt of COVID-19 vaccine in the literature.