CUTANEOUS FINDINGS IN COVID-19 INFECTION – ADULT VERSUS CHILD

  • Adelina Popa UMF ”Carol Davila”& Department of Dermatology, Elias University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest
  • Florica Sandru Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania 2Department of Dermatology, ”Elias” University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Valentina Cipriana Simion ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Hospital Of Infectious and Tropical Diseases ”Dr. Victor Babes”, Bucharest, Romaniaania &
  • Sara Jasmine Al-shami Department of Dermatology, ”Elias” University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Claudia Mehedințu ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Obstetrics&Gynecology, ”Nicolae Malaxa” Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Mihai Cristian Dumitrașcu ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Obstetrics&Gynecology, University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
  • Raluca Gabriela Miulescu ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Pediatrics, ”Grigore Alexandrescu” Children´s Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania & Department of Dermatology, Valenii de Munte Country Hospital, Romania
Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, viral exanthem, skin manifestations, erythematous rash

Abstract

COVID-19 is causing a rapidly expanding pandemic for over 2 years now, representing global concern. In the current COVID-19 outbreak that is affecting all countries, research did not focus on the cutaneous manifestations of the new coronavirus infection. However, over the past few weeks, some case reports have been published in the literature describing cutaneous manifestations in COVID-19 positive patients. Skin manifestations suggestive for coronavirus infection have been described: morbilliform rash, erythematous-purpuric coalescing macules, varicella-like vesicles, petechial rash, widespread urticaria, transient unilateral livedo reticularis, chilblains-like papules located at the acral level and peripheral cyanosis which can evolve with bullae up to dry gangrene. The timing of these varied eruptions in the disease course remains unclear, as do any potential associations between morphological subtypes with different COVID-19 associated syndromes, disease courses and/or outcomes. In addition to those described, there is an increased risk of developing adverse reactions to drugs recently introduced in patients treated for COVID-19, with the appearance of cutaneous manifestations in any stage of the disease. We report one case of coronavirus disease that had as primary symptoms erythematous rash associated with pyrexia.

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Published
2022-01-06
How to Cite
Popa, A., Sandru, F., Simion, V., Al-shami, S., Mehedințu, C., Dumitrașcu, M., & Miulescu, R. (2022). CUTANEOUS FINDINGS IN COVID-19 INFECTION – ADULT VERSUS CHILD. Romanian Journal of Clinical Research, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.33695/rjcr.v5i1.82