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Dermatological findings in <scp>SARS‐CoV</scp> ‐2 positive patients: An observational study from North India
- Source :
- Dermatologic Therapy
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- A novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome corononavirus-2; SARS-CoV-2) has affected millions of people across the world. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resulting from SARS-CoV-2 manifests in variable clinical severity, featuring both respiratory and extra-respiratory symptoms. Dermatological manifestations of COVID-19 are sparsely reported. To study the various dermatological findings in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients in Indian population. Institutional ethical committee permission was sought and102 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients were included in the study. A thorough clinical examination was done to determine the nature and frequency of various dermatological manifestations in these patients. Out of the 102 positive cases, 95 were males. The mean age of the group was 39.30 years. Thirteen patients (12.7%) were found to have dermatological manifestations. Three (2.9%) had maculopapular rash, two (1.9%) had urticarial lesions and eight (7.8%) patients had itching without any specific cutaneous signs. Trunk was the most frequently affected area, followed by the extremities. No mucosal signs and symptoms were detected. Dermatological manifestations were seen in a small group of COVID-19 patients. The presentation may vary in different population groups and based on severity of disease.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
viruses
Population
India
Physical examination
Dermatology
Disease
medicine.disease_cause
Severity of Illness Index
Short Papers
Young Adult
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Maculopapular rash
Humans
Short Paper
Medicine
skin and connective tissue diseases
education
Coronavirus
Aged, 80 and over
education.field_of_study
medicine.diagnostic_test
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
fungi
virus diseases
COVID-19
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Trunk
body regions
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Skin Diseases, Viral
Itching
Female
Observational study
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15298019 and 13960296
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Dermatologic Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0b92e66c02bafbdaeac9df3e71da248e