Periungual desquamation in a Japanese Adult recovering from severe COVID-19

Takato Nakamoto; Masahiro Ishikane; Ryo Sasaki; Norio Ohmagari

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.029

Periungual desquamation in a Japanese Adult recovering from severe COVID-19

Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Jan:102:37-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.029. Epub 2020 Oct 17.

Authors

Takato Nakamoto¹, Masahiro Ishikane², Ryo Sasaki³, Norio Ohmagari¹

Affiliations

¹ Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: mishikane@hosp.ncgm.go.jp.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

We report a case of 50-year-old Japanese male who developed periungual desquamation in hand and feet, during recovery phase of severe COVID-19. As coronary lesions (CALs) have been reported during the recovery phase of severe COVID-19 in children as well as Kawasaki disease, caution may be necessary in adults as well.

Keywords: COVID-19; Periungual desquamation; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / pathology
COVID-19 / therapy*
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2 / physiology
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis*
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / etiology
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / pathology