Professional paper
Cutaneous Manifestations in Patients with SARS- CoV-2 Infections
Vasilios Petrakis
orcid.org/0000-0002-9065-4811
; Department of Infectious Diseases, 2nd University Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Periklis Panagopoulos
; Department of Infectious Diseases, 2nd University Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Irene Terzi
; Department of Infectious Diseases, 2nd University Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Dimitrios Papazoglou
; Department of Infectious Diseases, 2nd University Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Abstract
While SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause pneumonia and acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), many extrapulmonary manifesta-
tions of COVID-19 have also been observed. Cutaneous manifestations
including erythematous rash, urticaria, and chickenpox-like vesicles have
been described in patients with SARS-CoV-2. Six patients, two men and
four women, in the age group of 50 to 60 years old, hospitalized with
SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed with real-time polymerase chain reac-
tion (real-time PCR) presented cutaneous manifestations. The rash was
confluent, spotty, centrifugal, and non-itchy on the head and torso. It was
not hemorrhagic, and no crust or blisters were observed. The results of
laboratory tests were normal, and the rash disappeared on its own. Sev-
eral cases of cutaneous manifestations have been reported in patients
with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Further studies are needed in order to assess
the skin lesions and determine their association with COVID-19.
Keywords
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; skin lesions; cutaneous manifestations
Hrčak ID:
299667
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Publication date:
14.12.2022.
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