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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec;6(12):1360-1362.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.10.013. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

New-onset pustular psoriasis in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection causing coronavirus disease 2019

Regine J Mathieu  1 , Caryn B C Cobb  1 , Gladys H Telang  1 , Elnaz F Firoz  1
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Case Reports

New-onset pustular psoriasis in the setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection causing coronavirus disease 2019

Regine J Mathieu et al. JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IL, interleukin; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; cutaneous; psoriasis; rash; skin disease.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
The progression of psoriasis 4 weeks after the resolution of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms, showing palmar erythema with pustules, hyperkeratosis, and desquamation. SARS-CoV-2, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Oval, pink, scaly psoriasiform plaques on the back.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Oval, pink, scaly plaque on the scalp.
Fig 4
Fig 4
A punch biopsy of the right palm revealing epidermal acanthosis, focal neutrophilic spongiosis, large subcorneal neutrophilic pustules, and overlying hyperkeratosis with neutrophils (Munro microabscesses). (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×20.)
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