ABSTRACT

The first COVID-19 cases appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Several skin manifestations may be associated with the disease. Herpes zoster have been reported to follow COVID-19 infection. Herpes zoster is a reactivation of latent infection with VZV which is most commonly triggered by increased age and immunosuppression. Herpes zoster developing after (non herpes) vaccination have been reported in the literature. We here report a case of herpes zoster appeared 6 days after COVID-19 vaccination. This may be caused by immunomodulation caused by the vaccine. However such a relationship to be confirmed needs more and larger studies. With the current massive COVID-19 vaccination all over the world, we believe that such a possible association should be reported to be available to researchers to investigate it thoroughly.

Keywords: Herpes zoster, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines