Open AccessSkin Eruption and Gastrointestinal Symptoms as Presentation of COVID-19
Author(s) -
Sherman Chu,
Luisa Christensen,
Dennis A. Vidmar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cutis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2326-6929
pISSN - 0011-4162
DOI - 10.12788/cutis.0129
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , betacoronavirus , medline , pandemic , coronavirus infections , virology , pathology , surgery , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , political science , law
Recently, several cutaneous manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported. However, there is a paucity of published images. Those that have been published so far tend to fall under distinct morphologic categories. We present a 52-year-old patient with an ill-defined skin eruption that preceded mild gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and without respiratory symptoms who tested positive for COVID-19. With this case report, we widen the spectrum of the cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 infection. Consequently, we propose an expansion of the criteria for COVID-19 testing when skin findings are associated with relatively mild GI symptoms.