Acro‐ischaemia in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients
Ana Suárez‐Valle, Diego Fernández‐Nieto, Borja Díaz‐Guimaraens, Miguel Domínguez-Santás, I. Carretero, Bárbara García
Abstract
Dermatological manifestations of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may include unspecific macular erythematous rash, urticarial lesions and chickenpox-like vesicles. 1,2 Acro-ischaemic lesions have been described in two different types of COVID-19 patients: firstly critically ill patients with severe limb ischaemia and secondly paucisymptomatic young patients with chilblainlike lesions. 3 The aetiopathogenesis and clinical implications of these lesions remain unclear.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internal medicineCardiologyIntensive care medicineVirologyDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDermatological and COVID-19 studies