Thrombotic occlusive vasculopathy in a skin biopsy from a livedoid lesion of a patient with <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19
Mar Llamas‐Velasco, Patricia Muñoz‐Hernández, J. Lázaro‐González, Alejandra Reolid-Pérez, B. Abad‐Santamaría, J. Fraga, Esteban Daudén-Tello
Abstract
Some authors have reported the presence of cutaneous lesions related to new COronaVirus Disease 2019 (CoViD‐19) caused by SARS‐CoV‐2, in up to 20.4% of the cases; however, these lesions are not well characterized either clinically or histopathologically.1 Recently, it has been highlighted the finding of congested and edematous blood vessels in the alveolar septum along with hyaline thrombi, and also in the heart, liver and kidney of autopsies of 3 patients deceased due to severe infection by SARS‐CoV‐2.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)LesionPathologyHyalineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBiopsyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDermatological and COVID-19 studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesParvovirus B19 Infection Studies