COVID-19 rash in adults: What to know
Although COVID-19 is a respiratory disease, it can also cause rashes. What a COVID-19 rash looks like can vary, and it can occur anywhere on the skin and in the…[...]
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Long covid: Hair loss and sexual dysfunction are among wider symptoms, study finds
BMJ 2022; 378 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/ bmj.o1887 27 July 2022: BMJ 2022;378:o1887, Jacqui Wise People experiencing long covid have reported a wider set of symptoms than previously thought, including hair loss and sexual dysfunction. Electronic health records of…[...]
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Dermatology and COVID-19
Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD1,2; Anna L. Bruckner, MD, MSCS3,JAMA. 2020;324(12):1133-1134. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.15276 Even early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it was clear that dermatologists had an important role in the management of patients. Although initial…[...]
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Skin Manifestations in COVID-19 Patients: Are They Indicators for Disease Severity? A Systematic Review
Parnian Jamshidi, Bahareh Hajikhani, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Hassan Vahidnezhad, Masoud Dadashi, Mohammad Javad Nasiri; Front. Med., 16 February 2021Sec. Infectious Diseases – Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Volume 8 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.634208 Introduction: Until now,…[...]
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Cutaneous reactions to COVID-19 vaccine at the dermatology primary care
Martina Burlando, Astrid Herzum, Claudia Micalizzi, Emanuele Cozzani, Aurora Parodi, Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Volume 10, Issue 2 p. 265-271 Abstract Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines can cause adverse reactions, mainly from vaccine-induced immune…[...]
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Rare Skin Reactions after mRNA Vaccination, Similar to Jones–Mote Basophil Responses
Cutaneous Basophil Hypersensitivity Response after Skin-Test Antigen Injection. Philip W. Askenase, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT In a small group of recipients of messenger RNA (mRNA)…[...]
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Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report and Discussion on Allergic Reactions and Vaccine Safety
Jesus Ivan Martinez-Ortega1 and Felipe de Jesus Perez Hernandez2 Cureus. 2023 Sep; 15(9): e44860. Published online 2023 Sep 7. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44860 PMCID: PMC10560097 PMID: 37809203 Abstract This case report examines a rare occurrence of chronic spontaneous urticaria…[...]
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Increased risk of chronic fatigue and hair loss following COVID-19 in individuals with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
Verena Hennig, Wolfgang Schuh, Antje Neubert, Dirk Mielenz, Hans-Martin Jäck & Holm Schneider Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases volume 16, Article number: 373 (2021) Cite this article Abstract Background Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is a group of genodermatoses in which deficient ectodysplasin A…[...]
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Treatment Options ME/CFS
There is no cure or approved treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). However, some symptoms can be treated or managed. Treating these symptoms might provide relief for some patients…[...]
Read MoreSkin reactions to COVID-19 vaccines?
2020-January 18 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the development and approval of vaccines against the responsible virus — severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). More than 100 companies and institutions worldwide have developed vaccine…[...]
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