SARS-CoV-2-associated Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a 13-year-old girl.

Arch Pediatr

Pediatric Rheumatology, centre de référence des maladies autoinflammatoires et de l'amylose inflammatoire, CEREMAIA, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris-Sud, Bicêtre Hospital, 78 rue du General Leclerc, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cedex, France; Pediatric Emergency Care, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris-Sud, Bicêtre Hospital, 78 rue du General Leclerc, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cedex, France.

Published: October 2021

In the context of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, cutaneous lesions are being described. Here, we report on a 13-year-old girl with SARS-CoV-2-associated Henoch-Schönlein purpura and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. She presented without any respiratory symptoms, only a purpuric skin rash, abdominal pain, low-grade fever, and pharyngitis. Virology tests by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were positive for SARS-CoV-2 and EBV. The potential association of Henoch-Schönlein purpura and SARS-CoV-2 should be kept in mind in order to reduce the spread of the virus, particularly in children with few respiratory symptoms.

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