key: cord-0731129-omf2nsgg
authors: Ciccarese, Giulia; Drago, Francesco; Boldrin, Samuele; Pattaro, Matilde; Parodi, Aurora
title: Sudden onset of vitiligo after COVID‐19 vaccine
date: 2021-11-15
journal: Dermatol Ther
DOI: 10.1111/dth.15196
sha: 4c5bd99285c333954e5a99e43fb4b25932e66ef2
doc_id: 731129
cord_uid: omf2nsgg

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The patient's medical history was unremarkable, and she did not take any drug. She had family history of vitiligo (father) but she had never suffered from it before. The white macules were clinically consistent with vitiligo and examination under wood lamp Since vitiligo is a common pigmentary disorder afflicting 0.5%-2% of the world population 8 and COVID vaccination nowadays is a common practice, the possibility that the onset of vitiligo after vaccination is just a coincidence should also be considered. However, the temporal relationship between the vaccine and development of the disease and the instances of autoimmune phenomena manifesting after COVID-19 vaccination, 1, 2, 5, 6 suggest that the vaccine could play a role in triggering vitiligo. 

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The authors declares there is no potential conflict of interest.

Giulia Ciccarese conceived of the presented idea; Giulia Ciccarese wrote the manuscript with support from Samuele Boldrin and Francesco Drago; Matilde Pattaro and Aurora Parodi provided critical feedback; all authors discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.