Dermatological Manifestations of COVID-19 in Children.
Indian Pediatr
; 59(5): 393-399, 2022 05 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1843039
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT The clinical picture of pediatric severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection differs from adults as do the cutaneous manifestations. In this review, we summarize the varied morphological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A comprehensive literature search was conducted (23 September, 2021) across multiple databases (PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE and Cochrane) with the relevant keywords. An additional filter of age group between 0-18 years was kept in each of the searches. RESULTS:
Chilblains constitute the most common cutaneous manifestation of pediatric coronavirus disease (covid-19). Other commonly reported manifestations include maculopapular rash, urticaria, erythema multiforme, and papulovesicular eruptions. Majority of children with these manifestations are asymptomatic, highlighting the need to clinically suspect and appropriately manage such patients. A subset of pediatric patients develop severe multisystem involvement termed as multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) that has varied mucocutaneous manifestations.CONCLUSION:
A wide variety of dermatological manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection is reported, and both the pediatrician and dermatologist need to be aware of the same to suspect and diagnose COVID-19 infection in children.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Exanthema
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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