A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting Symptom

A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting Symptom

Background: In December 2019 the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was identified in Wuhan, China. In the ensuing months, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and case load is exponentially increasing across the United States....

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Main Authors: Madison Hunt, Christian Koziatek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-05-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/29j8q4pm
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spelling doaj-34bf4bd7cb954793b42f823f257487bf2020-11-25T03:10:13ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2020-05-014210.5811/cpcem.2020.3.47349cpcem-04-219A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting SymptomMadison HuntChristian KoziatekBackground: In December 2019 the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was identified in Wuhan, China. In the ensuing months, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and case load is exponentially increasing across the United States. Emergency departments have adopted screening and triage procedures to identify potential cases and isolate them during evaluation. Case Presentation: We describe a case of COVID-19 pneumonia requiring hospitalization that presented with fever and extensive rash as the primary presenting symptoms. Rash has only been rarely reported in COVID-19 patients, and has not been previously described.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/29j8q4pm
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title A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting Symptom
title_short A Case of COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Young Male with Full Body Rash as a Presenting Symptom
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description Background: In December 2019 the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was identified in Wuhan, China. In the ensuing months, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and case load is exponentially increasing across the United States. Emergency departments have adopted screening and triage procedures to identify potential cases and isolate them during evaluation. Case Presentation: We describe a case of COVID-19 pneumonia requiring hospitalization that presented with fever and extensive rash as the primary presenting symptoms. Rash has only been rarely reported in COVID-19 patients, and has not been previously described.
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