Uwe Wollina 1,
, Jean Kanitakis 2, Robert Baran 3, PMCID: PMC8420555 PMID: 34398500 Abstract The SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, responsible for COVID‐19, has raised the interest for infection‐associated muco‐cutaneous symptoms. While dermatologic symptoms in general gained an increasing awareness,…[...]
Esther E Freeman, Ignacio Garcia-Doval, Luigi Naldi, Roderick J Hay, British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 189, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 1–3, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad131 In early 2020 there were reports of a new and potentially…[...]
Journal Published, The Lancet Infectious Disease Key findings Using an international registry, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital evaluated the duration of dermatological signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in 234 patients,…[...]
Mahdi Al Dhafiri,, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66907 Abstract Lichen planus (LP) is an inflammatory autoimmune mucocutaneous disease with different forms and presentations. It mainly affects the skin and oral mucosa but could also…[...]
Barbara S. Suening • Molly E. Boyko • Alicia J. Starr • M. Holly Glover, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78547 Abstract Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the upper respiratory system, its evolving clinical profile has revealed a diverse range of manifestations…[...]
By Ashley Olivine, Ph.D., MPH, Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Vasculitis symptoms range depending on the type of vasculitis and its underlying cause. This condition can affect various areas of the body…[...]
Carlo Alberto Maronese1,2Enrico Zelin3Gianluca Avallone4, et. al. Cutaneous vasculitides encompass a heterogeneous group of clinicopathological entities, which may occur as single-organ vasculitis of the skin or present as skin-limited variant…[...]
Samantha Polly, MD and Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 89 (3) 161-167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21126 ABSTRACT Cutaneous findings can be clues to diagnosis and infection severity in viral illnesses, including COVID-19. The authors provide an update…[...]
Temitope B. Abegunde • Christophe Persad • Sojibuchi Ojule • Jane Colgan • Margaret Duncan, 2024DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65016 Abstract Dermatomyositis is a rare inflammatory condition affecting the skin, muscles, and joints. This series of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) autoantibody-positive…[...]
Hirofumi Kawamoto • Natsuko Saito-Sasaki • Yu Sawada, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64863 Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer influenced by the immune system. Recent studies suggest that viral infections, notably COVID-19,…[...]