PLEOMORPHIC SKIN ERUPTIONS IN A COVID-19 AFFECTED PATIENT: CASE REPORT
AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Abstract
Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during its course, may
involve several organs, including the skin with a petechial skin rash,
urticaria and erythematous rash, or varicella-like eruption,
representing an additional effect of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, as
commonly observed in other viral diseases. Considering that symptomatic
COVID-19 patients generally undergo multi-drug treatments, the
occurrence of a possible adverse drug reaction (ADR) presenting with
cutaneous manifestations should be contemplated. Pleomorphic skin
eruptions occurred in a 59-year-old Caucasian woman, affected by a
stable form of Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, and symptomatic SARS-CoV.2
infection, treated with a combination of hydroxychloroquine sulphate,
darunavir, ritonavir, sarilumb, omeprazole, ceftriaxone, high-flow
oxygen therapy devices, filgrastim (Zarzio®) as a single injection, and
enoxaparin. The patient stopped all treatment but oxygen and enoxaparin
and received a high-dose Desametasone with complete remission of
dermatological impairment in 10 days. It is very important to
differentially diagnose COVID-19 disease-related cutaneous
manifestations, where is justified to continue the multi-drug antiviral
treatment, from those caused by an adverse drug reaction, where it would
be necessary to identify the possible culprit drug and to start an
appropriate treatment.