SARS-CoV-2 and Skin: The Pathologist’s Point of View
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Erythema-Multiforme Like Eruptions
3.2. Pseudochildblains
3.3. Chickenpox Rush
3.4. Urticarioid Rash
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Skin Manifestation | Number of Patients | Age (Years) | Localization | Immunohistochemistry | Electron Microscopy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Erythema Multiforme-Like | 7 | 39–64 | Widespread | Positive | Positive |
Pseudochildblains | 7 | 12–23 | Foot and malleolar region | Positive | Positive |
Chickenpox rash | 2 | 38,42 | Chest, back, and face | Positive | Not carried out |
Urticarioid rash | 1 | 43 | Widespread | Positive | Not carried out |
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Cazzato, G.; Mazzia, G.; Cimmino, A.; Colagrande, A.; Sablone, S.; Lettini, T.; Rossi, R.; Santarella, N.; Elia, R.; Nacchiero, E.; et al. SARS-CoV-2 and Skin: The Pathologist’s Point of View. Biomolecules 2021, 11, 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11060838
Cazzato G, Mazzia G, Cimmino A, Colagrande A, Sablone S, Lettini T, Rossi R, Santarella N, Elia R, Nacchiero E, et al. SARS-CoV-2 and Skin: The Pathologist’s Point of View. Biomolecules. 2021; 11(6):838. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11060838
Chicago/Turabian StyleCazzato, Gerardo, Giulia Mazzia, Antonietta Cimmino, Anna Colagrande, Sara Sablone, Teresa Lettini, Roberta Rossi, Nadia Santarella, Rossella Elia, Eleonora Nacchiero, and et al. 2021. "SARS-CoV-2 and Skin: The Pathologist’s Point of View" Biomolecules 11, no. 6: 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11060838