Development of chilblain lesions during the COVID-19 pandemic is strongly associated with cold weather: a retrospective analysis of patients from a single centre in the USA

Inga Muser; Josh Gallop; Jatin Narang; Elizabeth M Flatley; Joan Tamburro; Maureen Riegert; Anthony P Fernandez

doi:10.1093/ced/llad396

Development of chilblain lesions during the COVID-19 pandemic is strongly associated with cold weather: a retrospective analysis of patients from a single centre in the USA

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2024 Feb 14;49(3):284-286. doi: 10.1093/ced/llad396.

Authors

Inga Muser¹, Josh Gallop^{2

3}, Jatin Narang², Elizabeth M Flatley^{3

4}, Joan Tamburro^{1

3}, Maureen Riegert³, Anthony P Fernandez^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Pediatrics.
² Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, OH, USA.
³ Dermatology.
⁴ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
⁵ Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Abstract

This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the association between chilblain lesions and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our results demonstrate a stronger and more significant association between incidence of chilblain cases and monthly temperature compared with incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. These results suggest cold weather was an important risk factor for developing chilblains during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Chilblains* / complications
Chilblains* / etiology
Cold Temperature
Humans
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies

Abstract

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