No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction or serology in children with pseudo-chilblain

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Giovanni XXIII Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
³ Italian Federation of Pediatricians (FIMP), Rome, Italy.
⁴ Pediatric Dermatology, ASL Barletta, Barletta, Italy.
⁵ Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
⁶ COVID Emergency Task Force, Giovanni XXIII Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.

Observational Study

D Caselli et al. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;183(4):784-785.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.19349. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

¹ Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Giovanni XXIII Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology - Hygiene Section, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
³ Italian Federation of Pediatricians (FIMP), Rome, Italy.
⁴ Pediatric Dermatology, ASL Barletta, Barletta, Italy.
⁵ Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
⁶ COVID Emergency Task Force, Giovanni XXIII Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.

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