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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb:40:227.e1-227.e2.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.07.063. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

Erythema nodosum-like rash in a COVID-19 patient: A case report

Nicole Sipfle DO  1 , Rachel E Bridwell Md  2 , Jamie Roper DO  2
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Case Reports

Erythema nodosum-like rash in a COVID-19 patient: A case report

Nicole Sipfle DO et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral disease first described in Wuhan, China, which has quickly emerged as a global pandemic with a myriad of manifestations including dermatologic (Li My et al., n.d.; Gottlieb and Long, 2020 [1,2]). A variety of cutaneous symptoms have presented throughout various stages of the disease (Marzano, 2020; Recalcati, n.d.; Henry et al., n.d.; Fernandez-Nieto et al., n.d.; Quintana-Castanedo et al., n.d. [3-5,7,8]). We describe a case of a female patient who presented with an Erythema Nodosum-like exanthema likely secondary to COVID-19. The patient described tested positive for COVID-19 three days prior to presentation for the rash with minimal other symptoms of COVID-19. Given the high infectivity rate as well as multisystem presentation, it is important to continue to report on novel presentations of the virus for early identification and treatment of complications.

Keywords: COVID-19; Dermatology; Erythema nodosum; Rash.

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Image demonstrating Erythema nodosum-like rash on lower back.
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Image demonstrating Erythema nodosum-like rash on upper extremities.
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Image demonstrating erythema nodosum-like rash on patient's face.
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