Vol 6, No 4 (2020)
Case report
Published online: 2020-12-08
Skin lesions in COVID-19 — a case study
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Forum Dermatologicum 2020;6(4):122-125.
Abstract
The paper presents a case of a 35-year-old woman with a history on the COVID-19. This disease was confirmed by PCR test. The woman’s medical history revelated endometriosis, cardiac arrhythmia and hypercholesterolemia. The first symptoms of COVID-19 were lower abdominal pain and diarrhoea, and in the next days — severe headache, muscle and joint pain, body weakness, dry cough, chest pains and many others. On the thirteenth day, the infection occurred to skin lesions on the face. The treatment applied resulted in clinical improvement.
Keywords: COVID-19SARS-CoV-2skin lesions
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