A Review of COVID-19 Chilblains-like Lesions and their Differential Diagnosis.


Journal

Advances in skin & wound care
ISSN: 1538-8654
Titre abrégé: Adv Skin Wound Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100911021

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 Mar 2021
Historique:
entrez: 2 4 2021
pubmed: 3 4 2021
medline: 3 4 2021
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Forthcoming. This continuing education activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care. Forthcoming. This review article focuses on the pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnostic testing of the common pathologies that can manifest as chilblains-like lesions. These differentials include COVID toes, Raynaud phenomenon, acrocyanosis, critical limb ischemia, thromboangiitis obliterans, chilblains associated with lupus erythematosus, and idiopathic chilblains. The authors present a helpful mnemonic, ARCTIC, to assist clinicians in recognition and diagnosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33797425
doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000737860.47789.3c
pii: 00129334-900000000-99902
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Muskaan Sachdeva (M)

Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dermatology Resident, Department of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Pediatric Dermatologist, Section of Dermatology, Division of Pediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Advances in Skin & Wound Care; the William Erdman Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Senior Fellow, Institute on Aging; and Associate, Institute of Medicine and Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Staff Physician, Section of Dermatology, Division of Pediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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