The clinical spectrum of COVID-19-associated cutaneous manifestations: An Italian multicenter study of 200 adult patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is associated with a wide range of skin manifestations.

Objective

To describe the clinical characteristics of COVID-19-associated skin manifestations and explore the relationships among the 6 main cutaneous phenotypes and systemic findings.

Methods

Twenty-one Italian Dermatology Units were asked to collect the demographic, clinical, and histopathologic data of 200 patients with COVID-19-associated skin manifestations. The severity of COVID-19 was classified as asymptomatic, mild, moderate, or severe.

Results

A chilblain-like acral pattern was significantly associated with a younger age (P < .0001) and, after adjusting for age, significantly associated with less severe COVID-19 (P = .0009). However, the median duration of chilblain-like lesio

SUBMITTER: Marzano AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816892 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature