在COVID-19感染后出现的重复性多形红疹主要
Kayla Rykiel1, Julian Melchor1, Ian Motie2
1Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA.
Cureus
|August 30, 2023
概括
在COVID-19感染后观察到一种罕见的皮肤疾病 - - 复发性多种红血瘤 (EM). 这一案例突出了病毒性疾病与严重的粘膜皮肤反应之间的潜在,尽管不常见的联系.
科学领域:
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
背景情况:
- 多型红疹 (EM) 是一种急性,免疫介导的粘膜皮肤疾病.
- 脑脊髓炎呈现出多种病变,往往导致诊断挑战和延迟治疗.
- COVID-19 感染与各种皮肤学表现有关.
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