Papulo-purpuric dermatitis of childhood: a distinct PLEVA-like eruption associated to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical study of 10 cases.

Raffaele Gianotti Lucia Restano Mario Cutrone Cristiana Colonna Giovanni Fellegara Isacco Debernardi Francesca Boggio Alessandro Del Gobbo Nicola Adriano Monzani Claudio Tripodo Carlo Gelmetti Emilio Berti

Pediatr Dermatol

Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Dermatology Unit, Università degli Studi di Milano, Foundation IRCCS, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

Published: September 2021

We observed ten children with a papular eruption with purpuric features during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Northern Italy (May-December 2020). Histological examination showed signs of SARS-CoV-2-related dermatosis. Evidence of nucleocapsid viral proteins using SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) nucleocapsid antibody revealed cuticular staining of the deep portion of the eccrine glands in all cases.

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