Cutaneous Manifestations in Four Patients with COVID-19

• Autor(a) principal: Grilo, AM
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ramos, MD, Taborda, F, Nabais, I, Antunes, AP, Andrade, MM, Gorgulho, A
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/46538
• topic: Manifestações Cutâneas; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Skin Manifestations

As the numbers of SARS-CoV-2 infections increased globally, reports of cutaneous manifestations started to emerge. We describe several patients with COVID-19 who presented with skin changes. We noted such manifestations in four out of 110 patients (3.63%) and describe the clinical situation of each of these patients. Each patient had either a maculopapular or a urticariform rash. These manifestations have a broad differential diagnosis and it was difficult to exclude drug reactions. We hope to raise awareness of this possible manifestation of COVID-19 in order to raise suspicion of this diagnosis among clinicians when they encounter patients with fever and rash. Larger series that also include patients with mild disease and skin biopsies may be useful.