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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov;33(6):e14011.
doi: 10.1111/dth.14011. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rash in a psoriatic patient treated with Secukinumab: Is there a role for Interleukin 17?

Andrea Carugno  1 , Daniele Mario Gambini  1 , Francesca Raponi  1 , Pamela Vezzoli  1 , Elisa Robustelli Test  2 , Marco Enrico Giovanni Arosio  3   4 , Annapaola Callegaro  3   4 , Paolo Sena  1
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rash in a psoriatic patient treated with Secukinumab: Is there a role for Interleukin 17?

Andrea Carugno et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Nov.
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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
A, Erythemato‐oedematous morbilliform rash scattered over abdomen and back. B,C, Details of psoriatic plaques associated with erythemato‐oedematous papules
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Hyperorthokeratosis, mild epidermal spongiosis, and moderate lymphocytic perivascular infiltration in the papillary and mild dermis (Hematoxylin‐eosin stain; original magnification: ×20)
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