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. 2020 Oct;34(10):e566-e568.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.16713. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

Urticarial vasculitis in COVID-19 infection: a vasculopathy-related symptom?

D de Perosanz-Lobo  1 , D Fernandez-Nieto  1 , P Burgos-Blasco  1 , G Selda-Enriquez  1 , I Carretero  2 , C Moreno  2 , M Fernández-Guarino  1
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Urticarial vasculitis in COVID-19 infection: a vasculopathy-related symptom?

D de Perosanz-Lobo et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Oct.
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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this article. Dr. de Perosanz‐Lobo, Dr Fernandez‐Nieto, Dr. Burgos‐Blasco, Dr. Selda‐Enriquez, Dr. Carretero, Dr. Moreno and Dr. Fernández‐Guarino have nothing to disclose.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
First patient. (a) Clinical lesions on the buttocks and hips. Some erythematous patches are observed, along with other purpuric ones. (b) Histopathological images (H/E × 20) revealing blood extravasation and neutrophilic perivascular inflammation with prominent karyorrhexis. There are some macrophages with a cytoplasm full of nuclear debris (inset: H/E × 40).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Second patient. (a) Clinical lesions on the buttocks, consisting of erythematous plaques with an active border and a purpuric centre. (b) Histopathological images (H/E × 10) showing preserved epidermis with moderate perivascular neutrophilic inflammation and blood extravasation in the dermis. There is endothelial swelling, necrosis and fibrin deposition (inset: H/E × 40).
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