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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCutaneous abnormalities were among the first clinical findings reported in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the significance was initially unclear. Correlations have since been drawn between many of these cutaneous eruptions and their diagnostic or prognostic value. Additionally, COVID-19 vaccines have generated acute and delayed cutaneous reactions with which clinicians should be familiar.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment with laser therapy has the potential to greatly improve hypertrophic scarring in individuals who have sustained burn injuries. More specifically, recent research has demonstrated the success of using pulsed dye laser therapy to help reduce redness and postburn pruritus and using ablative fractional CO2 laser therapy to improve scar texture and thickness. This study describes our early experience using laser therapy in our pediatric burn program and details our specific treatment approach when using each laser individually and in combination during the same procedure.
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