Viral exanthema in the Americas during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic infection: dengue or COVID‐19?

Abstract

Viral exanthema in the Americas during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic infection: dengue or COVID-19?Dear Editor,The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is currently spreading in the Americas including the West Indies. 1 Clinical characteristics of the emerging associated disease (i.e., COVID-19) are not completely known. Skin manifestations occurred in 0.2 to 20% of cases among the literature series. They mostly consisted of maculopapular, vesicular lesions, and chilblains, of which the association with the virus is still debated. [2][3][4][5] Viral exanthema, a symptom of major concern in the Americas in a context of concomitant dengue endemic/epidemic, has been poorly described. [2][3][4]