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Prominent rash and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a 29-year-old patient with COVID-19: a case report

Authors: Catherine A. Gao, James M. Walter, Jane E. Dematte D’Amico

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Adult patients with coronavirus disease present primarily with respiratory symptoms, but children and some adults may display a more systemic inflammatory syndrome with rash, fever, mucosal changes, and elevated inflammatory biomarkers.

Case presentation

Here, we report the case of a 29-year-old Hispanic patient presenting with significant rash and multisystem inflammation. We describe his clinical course, review dermatological manifestations of coronavirus disease, and summarize the pathophysiology of coronavirus disease-associated multisystem inflammation.

Conclusion

This case should alert physicians to the atypical nature of presenting rash with minimal respiratory symptoms in coronavirus disease.

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Title: Prominent rash and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a 29-year-old patient with COVID-19: a case report
Authors: Catherine A. Gao
James M. Walter
Jane E. Dematte D’Amico
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03199-1

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