Acute urticaria preceding other COVID‐19–associated manifestations—A case report | Zendy

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Acute urticaria preceding other COVID‐19–associated manifestations—A case report

Author(s) -

Chen Vivien,

Escandon Brehm Julia,

Bellodi Schmidt Fernanda

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

pediatric dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1525-1470

pISSN - 0736-8046

DOI - 10.1111/pde.14505

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , covid-19 , dermatology , coronavirus , pediatrics , surgery , virology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

The novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2 has been associated with a variety of dermatologic manifestations, often the predominant finding in otherwise asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic patients. Urticarial eruption is one example, but few cases have been reported among pediatric patients. We present a case of acute urticaria in a 6‐month‐old boy preceding other COVID‐19 symptoms. The suspicion of a possible COVID‐19–associated cutaneous manifestation prompted timely testing and diagnosis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.

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