A 27-YO ♀️, fever and PCR + for #SARSCoV2: One week later, she developed migratory, pruritic urticarial erythematous plaques (wheals) on her face, limbs, trunk, palms & soles, and angioedema of her lips.
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Treated with cetirizine, 12 weeks later, she was still having episodes of urticaria
The most likely diagnosis was CHRONIC SPONTANEOUS URTICARIA TRIGGERED BY SARS-CoV-2, but other considerations were urticarial vasculitis and chronic inducible urticaria.
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The most likely diagnosis was CHRONIC SPONTANEOUS URTICARIA TRIGGERED BY SARS-CoV-2, but other considerations were urticarial vasculitis and chronic inducible urticaria.
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Urticaria is commonly triggered by viral & bacterial infections, including herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein–Barr virus, HIV & mycoplasma.
It commonly precedes or occurs concurrently with COVID-19, but can rarely occur after symptoms have resolved.
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It commonly precedes or occurs concurrently with COVID-19, but can rarely occur after symptoms have resolved.
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Common cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19:
✔️urticaria,
✔️perniolike lesions &
✔️morbilliform exanthems
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✔️urticaria,
✔️perniolike lesions &
✔️morbilliform exanthems
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