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. 2021 Jul;60(7):886-888.
doi: 10.1111/ijd.15515. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Varicella complicated with pneumonia in a patient infected by COVID-19: the need to rule out other viral coinfections in SARS-CoV-2 patients with vesicular eruptions

Emilio Lopez-Trujillo  1 , Sergi Rodriguez Mercader  2 , Robert Güerri-Fernández  2 , Itziar Arrieta Aldea  2 , Ramon M Pujol  1 , Gemma Martin-Ezquerra  1
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Varicella complicated with pneumonia in a patient infected by COVID-19: the need to rule out other viral coinfections in SARS-CoV-2 patients with vesicular eruptions

Emilio Lopez-Trujillo et al. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Vesicles, erosions, and crusts (polymorphic pattern) widely distributed on the patient's back
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hemorrhagic vesicles, erosions, and crusts on the patient's face
Figure 3
Figure 3
Radiological images. (a) Chest radiography showing radiopacities in the base of the right lung. (b) Thoracic computed tomography showing confluent nodules with a peripheral ground glass halo, suggesting viral infection but not suggesting COVID‐19 pneumonia
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