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 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


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


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


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 […]