Open AccessCutaneous Manifestations in Four Patients with COVID-19
Author(s) -
Ana Gorgulho,
Maria Margarida de Andrade,
Ana Paula Antunes,
Inês Nabais,
Filipa Taborda,
Marta Ramos,
Ana Grilo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_002029
Subject(s) - medicine , maculopapular rash , rash , covid-19 , dermatology , differential diagnosis , disease , pediatrics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
As the numbers of SARS-CoV-2 infections increased globally, reports of cutaneous manifestations started to emerge. We describe several patients with COVID-19 who presented with skin changes. We noted such manifestations in four out of 110 patients (3.63%) and describe the clinical situation of each of these patients. Each patient had either a maculopapular or a urticariform rash. These manifestations have a broad differential diagnosis and it was difficult to exclude drug reactions. We hope to raise awareness of this possible manifestation of COVID-19 in order to raise suspicion of this diagnosis among clinicians when they encounter patients with fever and rash. Larger series that also include patients with mild disease and skin biopsies may be useful.