Erythema multiforme‐like lesions in children and COVID‐19
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- 23 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Dermatology
- Vol. 37 (3), 442-446
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.14246
Abstract
During examination of cases of chilblains in children and adolescents, we identified four patients who also showed skin lesions similar to erythema multiforme (EM). They had no other known triggers for EM. One of them had a positive PCR for SARS‐CoV‐2, while the other 3 were negative. Skin biopsies from two patients showed features not typical of EM, such as deep perivascular and perieccrine infiltrate and absence of necrosis of keratinocytes. Immunohistochemistry for SARS‐CoV/SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein showed granular positivity in endothelial cells and epithelial cells of eccrine glands in both biopsies. All patients had an excellent outcome, and had minimal or no systemic symptoms. The coincidence of EM, a condition commonly related to viruses, and chilblains in the setting of COVID‐19, as well as the positivity for SARS‐CoV/SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein by immunohistochemistry strongly suggest a link between EM‐like lesions and SARS‐CoV‐2.Keywords
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