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. 2020 Nov;59(11):1419-1422.
doi: 10.1111/ijd.15181. Epub 2020 Sep 23.

Acrofacial purpura and necrotic ulcerations in COVID-19: a case series from New York City

Theodora K Karagounis  1 , Katharina S Shaw  1 , Avrom Caplan  1 , Kristen Lo Sicco  1 , Alisa N Femia  1
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Acrofacial purpura and necrotic ulcerations in COVID-19: a case series from New York City

Theodora K Karagounis et al. Int J Dermatol. 2020 Nov.
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Examples of purpuric and necrotic lesions in severely ill patients with COVID‐19 – (a) purpura, erosion, and eschar on cheeks and upper cutaneous lip in areas of skin contact with endotracheal tube holder, (b) retiform purpura on ear in area of skin in contact with pulse oximeter, (c) purpuric and necrotic lesion on the chin, (d) sacral purpura
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