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. 2020 May;4(2):219-221.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.3.47349.

A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting Symptom

Madison Hunt  1 , Christian Koziatek  1
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A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting Symptom

Madison Hunt et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020 May.

Abstract

Background: In December 2019 the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was identified in Wuhan, China. In the ensuing months, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and case load is exponentially increasing across the United States. Emergency departments have adopted screening and triage procedures to identify potential cases and isolate them during evaluation.

Case presentation: We describe a case of COVID-19 pneumonia requiring hospitalization that presented with fever and extensive rash as the primary presenting symptoms. Rash has only been rarely reported in COVID-19 patients, and has not been previously described.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Image of the anterior trunk and upper extremities (A) and anterior lower extremities (B) demonstrating a diffuse, morbilliform, maculopapular rash.
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Image of the posterior trunk similarly demonstrates a diffuse, maculopapular morbilliform rash.
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A chest radiograph demonstrating bilateral infiltrates consistent with bilateral multifocal pneumonia.
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