Leucocytoclastic vasculitis in a patient with COVID-19 with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR in skin biopsy

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Oct 29;13(10):e238039. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238039.

Abstract

Main skin manifestations of COVID-19 have been recently classified. However, little is known about cutaneous histopathological patterns and the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in these skin lesions. We present a healthy 29-year-old man who developed a leucocytoclastic vasculitis for COVID-19 with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR in skin biopsy.

Keywords: dermatology; infectious diseases; vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • Pandemics / statistics & numerical data
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / complications*
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / diagnosis
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / pathology*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • DNA, Viral

Supplementary concepts

  • Erythema elevatum diutinum