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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct;34(10):e541-e542.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.16670. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis secondary to COVID-19 infection: a case report

A Mayor-Ibarguren  1 , M Feito-Rodriguez  1 , L Quintana Castanedo  1 , E Ruiz-Bravo  2 , D Montero Vega  3 , P Herranz-Pinto  1
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Case Reports

Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis secondary to COVID-19 infection: a case report

A Mayor-Ibarguren et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Cutaneous finding of our patient. (a) Purpuric papules on both distal legs and feet with some haematic blisters. (b) Closer look at toes showing petechiae and purpuric papules.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histopathological findings with haematoxylin–eosin stain. (a) 10×. Panoramic view in which a dense inflammatory infiltration is observed extending throughout the dermis and the presence of abundant extravasated red blood cells in the superficial dermis. (b) 40×. In some areas of the sample, there is necrosis of the epidermis and accumulation of neutrophils at the tips of the dermal papillae. (c) 40×. Presence of perivascular neutrophils and fibrins in the thin vessel wall of the dermis, with the presence of leukocytoclasia. (d) 40×. Presence of neutrophils and fibrin deposits on the walls of deep thin vessels.
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