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Comment
. 2020 Dec;52(7):816-818.
doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.07.003. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Histopathology of cutaneous COVID-19 lesion: possible SARS-CoV-2 cytopathogenic effect

Kinan Drak Alsibai  1 , Celine Michaud  2 , Alex Taquet  2 , Magalie Demar  3 , Romain Blaizot  4
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Histopathology of cutaneous COVID-19 lesion: possible SARS-CoV-2 cytopathogenic effect

Kinan Drak Alsibai et al. Pathology. 2020 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Clinical picture showing the erythematous and pustular rash of the neck.
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Fig. 2
Histological findings of cutaneous COVID-19 lesion. (A) Acanthotic epidermis with moderate perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate in the dermis (H&E). (B) The majority of lymphocytes are of T CD3+ phenotype (IHC). (C) The nuclear and chromatin modifications (H&E stain, one orange arrow and focus spot), and an atypical mitosis (H&E stain, two orange arrows and focus spot). (D) Foamy cytoplasmic vacuolation (H&E stain, one black arrow and focus spot), and koilocyte-like perinuclear halo (H&E stain, one black arrow and focus spot).
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