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Chilblain‐like lesions in pediatrics dermatological outpatients during the COVID ‐19 outbreak
Author(s) -
GarciaLara G.,
LinaresGonzález Laura,
RódenasHerranz Teresa,
RuizVillaverde Ricardo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/dth.13516
Subject(s) - medicine , teledermatology , erythema multiforme , dermatology , pandemic , context (archaeology) , outbreak , erythema , pediatrics , disease , covid-19 , population , health care , telemedicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , paleontology , environmental health , economics , biology , economic growth
In Spain, with full confinement measures and coinciding with the pandemic, pediatricians and dermatologists have received, through teledermatology/teleconsultation and social networks, a barrage of diverse images, which have subsequently allowed us to approach some of them by direct physical examination of early and late skin manifestations associated with SARS‐Cov‐2 infection. We designed a retrospective, cross‐sectional study to evaluate the dermatological care of all those patients under the age of 16 who consulted, in person or telematically, for acral lesions (chilblain‐like or erythema multiforme‐like) in the context of the Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic, since 15 March 2020 to 24 April 2020, both included in the health area of the Hospital Universitario San Cecilio de Granada. Of all the patients collected, 18 (66%) were male and the overall mean age was 14.44 years. All lacked a personal history of interest and denied previous episodes of chilblains or Raynaud's phenomenon/disease. The clinic was limited to purpuric lesions located on acral regions distributed on hands and feet. Dermatologists and pediatricians should be aware of the lesions associated with COVID‐19 infection and their possible complications. It remains to be identified if there are different dermatological patterns in the pediatric and adult population.