Sarcoid-like reaction in a patient recovering from coronavirus disease 19 pneumonia
Sara Behbahani, Julia O. Baltz, Rebecca Droms, April Deng, Shinya Amano, Nikki Levin, Mary C. O'Brien, Karen Wiss
Abstract
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to increase, so do the reported extrapulmonary manifestations of this disease. To date, described dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19 include pernio-like acral nodules, dengue fever–like petechiae, vesiculobullous eruptions, pityriasis rosea and viral-like exanthems, retiform purpura, and livedo reticularis.1 We describe a patient with new-onset, biopsy confirmed sarcoid-like reaction in the setting of COVID-19 pneumonia and postulate a role for this immunologic reaction in hastening disease recovery.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDermatologyPneumoniaPurpura (gastropod)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseCoronavirusDengue feverPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineBiologyEcologySarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders