Cutaneous Manifestations of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Case with Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Skin manifestations of COVID-19 have been reported sporadically. Staphy-lococcus aureus occurs after viral infection due to unregulated IFN-α. We designed this reported case to pay more attention to the rare skin manifestations following COVID-19. Case Report: The patient was a 12-month-old girl who presented with fever and skin rashes. Two days before admission, erythematous rashes spread around the mouth, nose, eyes, and trunk. Ery-thematous lesions begin to peel the next day. RT-PCR of the nasopharynx was positive for COVID-19. Treatment with vancomycin and clindamycin was started. The patient was discharged with complete recovery of skin lesions. Conclusion: One of the early manifestations of COVID-19 in children can be fever and rash. Clini-cal suspicion led to more attention to complications of bacterial superinfection such as staphylococ-cal scalded skin syndrome.