Category: Dermatosis

Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID-19 and the Etiology of Skin Breakdown: Genomic Mechanisms, Clinical Diagnosis, Variations, Treatment, and Outcomes

COVID-19 and the Etiology of Skin Breakdown: Genomic Mechanisms, Clinical Diagnosis, Variations, Treatment, and Outcomes

The global impact of COVID-19 has extended far beyond its respiratory origins, revealing a complex spectrum of systemic manifestations. Among these, dermatologic involvement has emerged as both a diagnostic clue…[...]

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Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Nails and COVID‐19 – A comprehensive review of clinical findings and treatment

Nails and COVID‐19 – A comprehensive review of clinical findings and treatment

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,…[...]

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Posted on | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Unveiling the Connections Between Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 (MDA5)-Positive Dermatomyositis and Its Potential Association With COVID-19: A Report of Two Cases

Unveiling the Connections Between Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Gene 5 (MDA5)-Positive Dermatomyositis and Its Potential Association With COVID-19: A Report of Two Cases

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…[...]

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