Livedo reticularis as a presenting sign of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

• Authors: Shadi Khalil, University of California Riverside; Brian R. Hinds, University of California, San Diego; Iviensan F. Manalo, Emory University; Iris Monica Vargas, Saint James School of Medicine; Sudhakar Mallela, University of California Riverside; Randy Jacobs, University of California Riverside
• Journal Title: JAAD Case Reports
• Volume: Volume 6, Number 9
• Publisher: Elsevier | 2020-09-01, Pages 871-874
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Publisher DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.07.014
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Public Health; Health Sciences, Epidemiology; Health Sciences, Health Care Management
• Keywords: Case Report; COVID-19; transient unilateral livedo reticularis; SARS-CoV-2; erythema; rash; congestion; fever; anosmia; body ache

Abstract

More than three million cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infections (SARS-CoV-2) have been documented in the United States.1 The prevalence of skin findings in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections has been reported as high as 20%.2 Two COVID-19 patients with associated transient unilateral livedo reticularis (LR) were previously described.3 We present a case of transient LR as the initial presenting sign in a case of COVID-19.