Time of Onset of Selected Skin Lesions Associated with COVID-19: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Distinct skin lesions associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been described, but data regarding their time of onset during the COVID-19 course are scant. Our objective was to systematically review the studies reporting the time of onset of selected skin lesions with respect to the reported onset of the COVID-19 core symptoms.

Methods

A comprehensive search of studies published before 21 January 2021 was performed on MEDLINE via PubMed database using a predefined strategy to identify relevant articles.

Results

Out of 354 references, 87 were selected, reporting a total of 895 patients with skin lesions associated with COVID-19. The most frequent pattern was exanthema (n = 430, 48%), followed by vascular (n = 299, 33%), urticarial (n = 105,

SUBMITTER: Gisondi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8018690 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature