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Case Reports
. 2020 May;37(3):435-436.
doi: 10.1111/pde.14201. Epub 2020 May 19.

Varicella-like exanthem associated with COVID-19 in an 8-year-old girl: A diagnostic clue?

Giovanni Genovese  1   2 , Cristiana Colonna  1 , Angelo V Marzano  1   2
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Varicella-like exanthem associated with COVID-19 in an 8-year-old girl: A diagnostic clue?

Giovanni Genovese et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 May.

Abstract

It has been reported that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be associated with a papulovesicular skin eruption predominantly involving the trunk. We hereby present a case of COVID-19-associated varicella-like exanthem in an 8-year-old girl with mild systemic symptoms.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; infection; pediatric; viral exanthem.

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A and B, Scattered erythematous papulovesicles on the trunk in a suspected COVID‐19 patient
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