Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update

Samantha Polly; Anthony P Fernandez

doi:10.3949/ccjm.89a.21126

Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update

Cleve Clin J Med. 2022 Mar 1;89(3):161-167. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21126.

Authors

Samantha Polly¹, Anthony P Fernandez²

Affiliations

¹ Complex Medical Dermatology Fellow, Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
² Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Director of Medical Dermatology; W. D. Steck Chair of Clinical Dermatology, Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH fernana6@ccf.org.

PMID: 35232829
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.89a.21126

Abstract

Cutaneous findings can be clues to diagnosis and infection severity in viral illnesses, including COVID-19. The authors provide an update on the diagnostic and prognostic value of the 5 most common cutaneous abnormalities associated with COVID-19 in adult patients: morbilliform rash, urticaria, vesicles, pseudo-chilblains, and vaso-occlusive lesions.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Exanthema* / etiology
Exanthema* / pathology
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Skin / pathology
Skin Diseases* / diagnosis
Skin Diseases* / etiology