Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19
February 2021
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Cutis
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TLDR COVID-19 can cause various skin symptoms, including rashes and lesions, which often appear early and can help in timely diagnosis.
The document "Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19" discusses the various skin symptoms that can occur in patients with COVID-19. The paper highlights that these dermatologic manifestations often appear early and can provide useful clues for a timely diagnosis. The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is not fully understood, but it is known to affect multiple organ systems, including the skin. The document summarizes cutaneous clinical signs of COVID-19, aiming to help dermatologists identify and manage the disease promptly. The most frequently reported skin manifestations include chilblainlike lesions, acrocyanosis, urticaria, pityriasis rosea–like cutaneous eruption, erythema multiforme–like, vesiculopapular, and morbilliform eruptions, petechiae, livedo reticularis, and purpuric livedo reticularis. Fewer cases of androgenic alopecia, periorbital dyschromia, and herpes zoster exacerbations were also documented.
