Skin rashes in COVID-19: A report of three cases

Authors : Selma BAKAR DERTLİOGLU

Pages : 490-492

Doi:10.32322/jhsm.769802

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Publication Date : 2020-10-22

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The novel coronavirus disease insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19); that emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 quickly escalated to a global pandemic. Several studies have described its typical clinical manifestations, including fever, cough, diarrhea, and fatigue. In this study we characterize the dermatologic aspects of COVID-19 so that dermatologists may be aware of the skin complications and preventive measures to be taken in the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined the skin findings of 3 patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 female);. None had additional disease. Cutaneous findings included urticarial lesions in 1 patient, vesicular lesions on the oral mucosa in 2 patients. Cutaneous rashes in COVID-19 are primarily non-specific and similar to cutaneous involvement seen in common viral infections. Therefore, dermatologists should include COVID-19 in the differential diagnosis of all skin rashes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This may help avoid delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis
Keywords : COVID 19, skin changes, urticaria, enanthema, virus