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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul:96:355-358.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.020. Epub 2020 May 8.

Viral exanthem with "Spins and needles sensation" on extremities of a COVID-19 patient: A self-reported case from an Indonesian medical frontliner

Bayushi Eka Putra  1 , Suko Adiarto  2 , Santi Rahayu Dewayanti  3 , Dafsah Arifa Juzar  2
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Case Reports

Viral exanthem with "Spins and needles sensation" on extremities of a COVID-19 patient: A self-reported case from an Indonesian medical frontliner

Bayushi Eka Putra et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Cutaneous manifestation is a newly reported clinical manifestation of COVID-19 infection. The clinical description of cutaneous manifestation is still not fully described. Our patient, a medical person, had viral exanthem distributed in the extremities along with a "Spins and needles sensation," which differs from a previously published paper on cutaneous manifestations. The differential diagnosis of drug-induced skin rash and hand-foot-mouth disease was ruled out based on the patient's previous history and course of the disease.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cutaneous manifestation; Medical personnel; Pins and needles sensation.

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Figure 1
Onset and Duration of Symptoms of the Patient During the Follow-Up Period of 14 Days.
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Figure 2
Viral Exanthem Manifestations. Upper and middle row: Distribution of Discrete Lenticular Lesions in Extremities on days three to five; Bottom row showing resolution of lesions on day seven with exfoliation of skin in fingertips on day fourteen.
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