COVID-19 and cutaneous manifestations: A review of the published literature.
J Cosmet Dermatol
; 2022 Nov 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2243168
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. COVID-19 outbreak, which caused thousands of deaths, has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020.AIM:
Skin manifestations related to SARS-CoV-2 infection can be divided mainly into five groups chilblainlike lesions (CBLLs), maculopapular eruptions, urticarial eruptions, vesicular eruptions, and livedo or necrosis. Other skin findings reported are erythema multiforme (EM)-like lesions and skin findings associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and rarely with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A). Other manifestations such as pityriasis rosea or shingles are also reported.METHODS:
A total of 60 articles including reviews, studies and case reports were selected for the evaluation in this review.RESULTS:
The skin manifestations associated with COVID-19 infection are numerous and can vary widely. The major dermatological patterns of COVID-19 can be classified as inflammatory reactions (maculopapular/morbilliform, urticarial and vesicular rashes), or lesions of vascular origin (chilblain like rashes, petechiae/purpura, and livedo acemose-like pattern)CONCLUSION:
We believe that the dermatologist could play an important role in the response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic through early recognition of skin lesions suggestive of COVID-19, particularly in paucisymptomatic infections where this recognition could direct toward an early diagnosis of infection that certainly leads to a better prognosis.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jocd.15477
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