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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 11;13(8):e237367.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237367.

Guttate psoriasis secondary to COVID-19

Kohilan Gananandan  1 , Benjamin Sacks  2 , Iain Ewing  3
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Case Reports

Guttate psoriasis secondary to COVID-19

Kohilan Gananandan et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: dermatology; infectious diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Right lower limb 22 days after the onset of symptoms of COVID-19. Multiple drop-like well circumscribed salmon pink erythematous papules with a fine scale, measuring between 4 and 12 mm in size, consistent with guttate psoriasis. A chronic psoriatic plaque is present on the lateral aspect of the right ankle.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Right lower limb after 2 weeks of topical treatment. Significant clinical improvement on review after 2 weeks, with no new lesions and regression of those previously identified.
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