Journal Article

Inflammation and Vascular Injury as the Basis of COVID-19 Skin Changes: Preliminary Analysis of 23 Patients from the Literature Letter

Tatu, Alin Laurentiu, Nadasdy, Thomas, Bujoreanu, Florin Ciprian

2021

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Alin Laurentiu Tatu,1,2 Thomas Nadasdy,1 Florin Ciprian Bujoreanu1,3 1\"St. Parascheva\" Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Dermatology Department, Galati, Romania; 2Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy/Clinical Department, Dermatology, Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Unit/Competitive, Interdisciplinary Research Integrated Platform, ReForm-UDJG, \"Dunărea de Jos\" University, Galati, Romania; 3Dermatology Department, \"Dunărea de Jos\" University of Galati, Doctoral School - Medicine, Galați, RomaniaCorrespondence: Thomas NadasdySpitalul Clinic de Boli Infecțioase Galați, Departamentul de Dermatologie, Strada Traian 393, Galați, 800179, RomaniaTel [phone]Email [e-mail] We read with great interest and excitement the findings published in your journal by Yue Zheng and colleagues attempting to elucidate the pathological nature of SARS-CoV-2-related dermatologic manifestations. The authors speculate on interesting and relevant information related to the pathogenesis of skin manifestations and hypothesize that direct virally mediated destruction does not play a factor in the clinical manifestations seen in this emerging pathology.1 We believe that it is still too soon to rule out a direct viral pathogenesis for a portion of these skin lesions. View the original paper by Zheng and colleagues

• Publisher: Dove Medical Press Limited,Taylor & Francis Ltd,Dove Press,Dove,Dove Medical Press
• Subject: covid-19 / genetics / Health aspects / immunology / Letter / Skin / virology