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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov;33(6):e14462.
doi: 10.1111/dth.14462. Epub 2020 Nov 5.

Pustular psoriasis exacerbated by COVID-19 in a patient with the history of psoriasis

Safoura Shakoei  1 , Alireza Ghanadan  2 , Shahin Hamzelou  1
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Case Reports

Pustular psoriasis exacerbated by COVID-19 in a patient with the history of psoriasis

Safoura Shakoei et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Nov.
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Generalized pustular lesions and erythematous scaly lesions
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Subcorneal pustules covered by a thin layer of orthokeratosis and the exocytosis of neutrophils into spongiotic areas (spongiform pustules), dilated tortuous capillaries in the edematous dermal papillae, and infiltration of mixed inflammatory cells, including lymphocytes and neutrophils
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