Cutaneous manifestations in patients with COVID-19

Abstract

The first European study of skin changes caused by COVID-19 was conducted in hospitalized patients at Lecco Hospital in Lombardy, Italy. ( 1 ) Due to the risk of infection, skin changes could not be photo-documented, and skin diseases were often not diagnosed by dermatologists. Urticarial lesions are characterized by the appearance of hives that disappear within 24 hours. ( 2 ) Emotional stress related to COVID-19 can also be a trigger for urticaria, and angioedema can accompany urticaria related to COVID-19. It was estimated that the percentage of survival of patients with pseudofrostbite is 98.7%. ( 2 ) Unlike other skin changes associated with COVID-19, pseudofrostbite often occurs without systemic symptoms.