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Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis as a Cutaneous Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection with a Positive Skin Antigen Test

  • Dubai Health Authority

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Abstract

On 11 March 2020, WHO declared the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a pandemic, representing a public health emergency of unprecedented dimension. COVID-19 is a multisystem Novel viral infection with protean manifestations and variable degrees of clinical presentation. The most common presentation is upper and lower respiratory tract illness. Cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 have rarely been described. In this case report, we present a 41-year-old male patient who presented with fatigue and follicular skin rash followed almost 2 weeks later with fever, left upper limb transient weakness, and pneumonia. Of interest is that the patient's skin lesions tested positive on COVID-19 antigen test. The patient received a course of anti-COVID-19 treatment as per our national guideline, and he made a full clinical and radiology recovery.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)156-160
Number of pages5
JournalDubai Medical Journal
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2021

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Immunology
  • Infectious
  • Treatment
  • Vasculitis

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