Petechial lesions in a patient with COVID-19.

An Bras Dermatol

Department of Dermatopathology, Fundação Alfredo da Matta de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Department of Dermatology, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: February 2021

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