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Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update

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Samantha Polly, MD and Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2022, 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 on the diagnostic and prognostic value of the 5 most common cutaneous abnormalities associated with COVID-19 in adult patients: morbilliform rash, urticaria, vesicles, pseudo-chilblains, […]

Common Skin Signs of COVID-19 in Adults: An Update

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Five categories of cutaneous abnormalities are associated with COVID-19 By Samantha Polly, MD, and Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD This article has been excerpted and reprinted (without references) from the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (2022, 89(3):161-167. The open-access and fully referenced original article is available here. As experience with caring for patients with COVID-19 has accumulated since the […]