Granuloma annulare triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection. The first reported case

Garcia-Gil, M.F. ; Monte Serrano, J. ; Garcia Garcia, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Matovelle Ochoa, C. ; Ara-Martin, M.

Resumen: Dear Editor,
Various cutaneous manifestations have been described throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which are common to other viral infections (Fig. 1a).1 Granuloma annulare (GA) can be triggered by several causes, such as diabetes mellitus, trauma, medications, vaccinations or viral infections. Different viruses have been identified as triggers, such as the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), HIV and hepatitis B and C. Nonetheless, SARS-CoV-2 has not been identified as a trigger for GA. A 53-year-old female worker in a care home with COVID-19 cases, presented with an annular lesion on the second finger of her left hand (non-dominant hand) and a papule on the knuckle of the same finger (Fig. 1b). Coinciding with the appearance of the lesions, the patient presented with anosmia, dysgeusia and cephalalgia. At that time, nasopharyngeal reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2 was carried out, which was positive...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15594

Año: 2021

Publicado en: JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY 48, 1 (2021), e1-e2
ISSN: 0385-2407

Factor impacto JCR: 3.468 (2021)

Categ. JCR: DERMATOLOGY rank: 22 / 69 = 0.319 (2021) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.4 - Medicine (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.832 - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Dermatology (Q1)

Tipo y forma: (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Anatomía Patológica (Dpto. Cirugía)