TABLE 1

Major categories of cutaneous eruptions in COVID-19

CategoryPresentationOnset ratesSurvival ratesAdditional notes
Morbilliform Pink-erythematousblanching macules and papules, commonly on trunk and lasting < 1 weekUsually within 2 weeks of COVID-19 symptom onsetHighaMost common cutaneous finding in confirmed COVID-19 cases
UrticarialTransient, pruritic edematous papules and plaques lasting about 1 weekCan be before COVID-19 symptomsHighaReported association with gastrointestinal symptoms
VesicularMinimally pruritic vesicular eruption that can be localized or diffuseCan be before COVID-19 symptomsHighaReported association with neurologic symptoms
Pseudo chilblainsYounger, healthy patients with tender red-purple papules affecting toes more than fingersUsually within 2–4 weeks after COVID-19 symptom onset Recently reported in “long-haulers”HighaAssociation with SARS- CoV-2 infection is debated
Vaso-occlusiveHospitalized patients with retiform purpura, livedo racemosa, acral necrosis, or sacral ulcersUsually within 2 weeks of COVID-19 symptom onsetLowerbLinked to systemic vascular thrombosis
  • a More than 95%.

  • b About 80%.

  • Based on information in reference 3.