Orange discoloration of the skin in mother and newborn with SARS-CoV-2 infection: is hypercarotenosis a sign of COVID-19?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and represents a potentially fatal disease. Recently, dermatological manifestations have been reported to be signs of COVID-19. We describe a case of a newborn and her mother affected by SARS-CoV-2, that developed hypercarotenosis (HC) about 5 weeks after delivery. The aim of this report is to identify the pathological mechanism of this association and to underline the importance of investigating any dubious skin manifestation in case of contact with patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, because it may be a clinical sign of infection. Even if not previously described in the literature, this case report suggests a possible association between HC and SARS-CoV-2 infection..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine - 10(2020), 1, Seite e100101-e100101

Sprache:

Englisch ; Italienisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dario Alario [VerfasserIn]
Giorgio Bracaglia [VerfasserIn]
Giulia Franceschini [VerfasserIn]
Fabio Arcangeli [VerfasserIn]
Federico Mecarini [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Covid-19
Hypercarotenosis
Medicine
Newborn
Pediatrics
R
Sars-cov-2
Skin

doi:

10.7363/100101

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DOAJ010498303