Fasciitis of the lower leg after COVID-19 vaccination

• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01475
• Publication Date: 2022-03-09T12:25:35Z
• Authors: Satoshi Ide; Atsumasa Kurozumi; Akiko Takeshige; Akira Shimomura; Riri Watanabe; Takeshi Inagaki
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Vaccination; COVID-19; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Fasciitis; Article

• The occurrence of fasciitis after COVID-19 vaccination is rare. • The BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine can cause fasciitis distant to the injection site. • The use of steroids is not essential for treatment of vaccine-associated fasciitis.