Rash as a presenting complaint in a child with COVID-19

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Sep;37(5):966-967. doi: 10.1111/pde.14257. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Abstract

Cutaneous manifestations are becoming increasingly well-documented in adults with COVID-19. There is now also a growing body of literature regarding skin involvement in children, with reports of papulovesicular, petechial and widespread macular and papular lesions, and chilblains (pernio). We describe the case of a 13-year-old boy with confirmed COVID-19 in the United Kingdom who presented with skin findings localized to the plantar aspects of the feet, axillae, and lower limbs. The morphology was predominantly maculopapular but also included petechiae and annular lesions.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; child; pediatric; rash.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • COVID-19
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
  • Exanthema / diagnosis*
  • Exanthema / pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • United Kingdom