Skin manifestations of COVID-19

The infection caused by the recently identified SARS-CoV-2, dubbed coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), has become a pandemic. With exponential growth of morbidity among people around world, clinical characteristics COVID-19 are becoming clearer and description new disease symptoms descriptions is emerging. sufficient amount various skin manifestations in patients with appeared, however they characterized great heterogeneity. pathogenetic mechanisms development rashes currently unknown, however, hypotheses have been put forward that an overactive immune response, activation complement system microvascular damage. Based on published literature data our own experience, following characteristic types can be distinguished this viral disease: urticaria, confluent, papulovesicular exanthema, acral similar to frostbite, livedo reticularis purpura. Possible lesions against background provides need inform dermatologists about features disease, as well study further these determine their diagnostic prognostic value.