Category: Rash

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

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Giovanni Genovese,a,b Chiara Moltrasio,a,c Emilio Berti,a,b and Angelo Valerio Marzanoa, Dermatology. 2020 Nov 24 : 1–12.Published online 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1159/000512932 PMCID: PMC780199 PMID: 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, […]

Maculopapular skin eruptions associated with Covid‐19: A systematic review

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Authors: Saad Shams,  Sawai Singh Rathore,  et. al. Dermatol Ther. 2021 Mar-Apr; 34(2)e14788. 202Feb2. doi: 10.1111/dth.14788PMCID: PMC7995033PMID: 33481314 Abstract In this systematic review, we anticipated in summarizing clinical features, histopathological hallmarks, and possible pathology behind the maculopapular skin eruptions occurring in Covid‐19 patients. A literature search was executed using MEDLINE/PubMed and Embase databases for articles published till 20 November 2020. […]

COVID-19 rash in adults: What to know

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Although COVID-19 is a respiratory disease, it can also cause rashes. What a COVID-19 rash looks like can vary, and it can occur anywhere on the skin and in the mouth. Other symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, fatigue, cough, and shortness of breath. However, not everyone experiences all of these. For some, a rash may be one of the […]

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 […]

Rare Skin Reactions after mRNA Vaccination, Similar to Jones–Mote Basophil Responses

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Cutaneous Basophil Hypersensitivity Response after Skin-Test Antigen Injection. Philip W. Askenase, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT In a small group of recipients of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the occurrence of erythematous and indurated skin reactions has been reported at an average of 8 days after the […]

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 […]

Management of urticaria in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review

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Authors: Eyad Abuelgasim,Ann Christine Modaragamage Dona,Rajan Singh Sondh,Amer Harky First published: 28 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14328 Abstract The global pandemic COVID-19 has resulted in significant global morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare demands. There is now emerging evidence of patients experiencing urticaria. We sought to systematically review current evidence, critique the literature, and present our findings. Allowing PRISMA […]

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, […]

COVID-19 patients may develop skin rashes and discoloration, studies find

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Authors: By Jacqueline Howard, CNN | Posted – Aug. 5, 2020 at 2:36 p.m. CNN — As Covid-19 started to spread across the United States earlier this year, dermatology offices began to see suspicious signs on some patients’ skin: Red or purple toes, itchy hives, mottled bumps on fingers, a lacy red rash that spread […]

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 […]