International registry of dermatological manifestations secondary to COVID-19 infection in 347 Hispanic patients from 25 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The infection by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with multiple cutaneous manifestations, although characterization of them in Hispanic patients with darker skin phototypes is lacking. The objective of this study is to characterize the clinical dermatological manifestations associated with COVID-19 infection in cases with few or without general symptoms in patients from Latin America.

Methods

Cross-sectional study using a questionnaire that was made for health professionals (physicians with a specialty in dermatology) to investigate dermatological lesions associated with COVID-19 infection in patients from 25 countries of Latin America. The survey was active from June 9 to July 30, 2020.

Results

In this study, information was collecte

SUBMITTER: Ocampo-Candiani J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239526 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature