Category: Purpuric Lesions

Skin Manifestations Associated with COVID-19: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

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Authors: Giovanni Genovese,a,bChiara Moltrasio,a,cEmilio Berti,a,b and Angelo Valerio Marzanoa,b,* Dermatology. 2020 Nov 24 : 1–12.Published online 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1159/000512932PMCID: PMC7801998PMID: 33232965 Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global pandemic caused by the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2), which was isolated for the first time in Wuhan (China) in December 2019. Common symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, […]

Coronavirus: are mouth lesions another Covid-19 symptom?

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A research team in Spain has published a study that finds some coronavirus sufferers with a skin rash also have enanthems, or mouth lesions. Authors: AS English Update: 22 July 2020 15:28 EDT Lesions inside the mouth may be an indicator that a person has contracted the coronavirus, according to a study carried out in […]

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Post COVID-19 Vaccination – First Reported Case

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Authors: Mohamad Bakir, Hanan Almeshal, Rifah Alturki, Sulaiman Obaid, Areej Almazroo Published: August 16, 2021 Abstract Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a spectrum of acute, delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions that affect the skin and the mucous membranes. Medications are the culprit cause of these disorders in addition to infections and in very rare instances vaccinations. We report a case of […]