Category: Chilblains

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, […]

Three years on, COVID-19 and the skin: long-term impacts, emerging trends and clinical practice 

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Esther E Freeman, Ignacio Garcia-Doval, Luigi Naldi, Roderick J Hay British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 189, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 1–, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad131 In early 2020 there were reports of a new and potentially fatal viral infection affecting large numbers of people in Wuhan, China. Over the following 3 months it had spread throughout most of the world, with all countries […]

Got a weird COVID-19 symptom? You’re not alone

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From COVID tongue to COVID toe, doctors have seen some bizarre cases By Meghan Rosen, 2022 Science News As we head into our third pandemic winter, most people are all too familiar with the signs of COVID-19. The disease wears many different faces and can show up as chills, cough, difficulty breathing or other troublesome jumbles of […]

Dermatology and COVID-19

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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 case series rarely documented skin changes, possibly due to the inability to perform a complete skin examination, subsequent research has suggested significantly higher rates of […]

Skin Manifestations in COVID-19 Patients: Are They Indicators for Disease Severity? A Systematic Review

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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, there are several reports on cutaneous manifestations in COVID-19 patients. However, the link between skin manifestations and the severity of the disease remains debatable. We […]

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 […]

A Review of COVID-19 Chilblains-like Lesions and Their Differential Diagnoses

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Authors: Sachdeva, Muskaan BHSc; Mufti, Asfandyar MD, BMSc; Maliyar, Khalad BA; Lara-Corrales, Irene MD, MSc; Salcido, Richard MD, EdD, FAAPMR; Sibbald, Cathryn MD, FRCPC Abstract GENERAL PURPOSE  To familiarize wound care practitioners with the differential diagnoses of chilblains-like lesions that could be associated with the complications of COVID-19. TARGET AUDIENCE  This continuing education activity is […]