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COVID‐19‐associated cutaneous manifestations: does human herpesvirus 6 play an aetiological role?
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Article
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*CUTANEOUS manifestations of general diseases
*HIV seroconversion
*COVID-19
*SYPHILIS
*MEDICAL research
*COVID-19 pandemic
*SARS-CoV-2
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0007-0963
Abstract
Dear Editor, Recently, during the development of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several publications have warned of possible cutaneous manifestations in association with this novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Overall, 20 (38%) patients had a positive COVID-19 test and the remaining patients had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. Unexpectedly, 12 of 53 patients presented IgM serology and/or seroconversion to IgG of HHV-6; the other 41 patients were negative for IgM of HHV-6. [Extracted from the article]