PLEOMORPHIC SKIN ERUPTIONS IN A COVID-19 AFFECTED PATIENT: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Autor: Francesca Passarelli, Rodolfo Calarco, Enrico Scala, Damiano Abeni, Cristiana Di Campli, Luca Fania, Biagio Didona, Annarita Panebianco, Sabrina Chiloiro, M. Giani, Marzia Giordano, Antonio Sgadari, Sabrina Erculei, Andrea Trovè, Giandomenico Russo, Filippo Bernardini, Sofia Verkhovskaia
Rok vydání: 2020
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Popis: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during its course, may involve several organs, including the skin with a petechial skin rash, urticaria and erythematous rash, or varicella-like eruption, representing an additional effect of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, as commonly observed in other viral diseases. Considering that symptomatic COVID-19 patients generally undergo multi-drug treatments, the occurrence of a possible adverse drug reaction (ADR) presenting with cutaneous manifestations should be contemplated. Pleomorphic skin eruptions occurred in a 59-year-old Caucasian woman, affected by a stable form of Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, and symptomatic SARS-CoV.2 infection, treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine sulphate, darunavir, ritonavir, sarilumb, omeprazole, ceftriaxone, high-flow oxygen therapy devices, filgrastim (Zarzio®) as a single injection, and enoxaparin. The patient stopped all treatment but oxygen and enoxaparin and received a high-dose Desametasone with complete remission of dermatological impairment in 10 days. It is very important to differentially diagnose COVID-19 disease-related cutaneous manifestations, where is justified to continue the multi-drug antiviral treatment, from those caused by an adverse drug reaction, where it would be necessary to identify the possible culprit drug and to start an appropriate treatment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE