Fatigue syndrome after a viral illness. Post COVID-19 exanthema infection. Ichthyosis of the skin of the feet. (Clinical case)
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https://doi.org/10.15574/SP.2022.125.135Keywords:
child, COVID-19, exanthema, diagnostic algorithm, indications for treatmentAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges to the medical community, a number of which will remain in the near future. Analysis of clinical cases helps to identify problems, to plan future research, which can change the understanding of the consequences of the disease.
As the first year of the pandemic progresses, there is a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the virus and the varied results of imaging COVID-19 in affected organs, which is crucial for improving the treatment of this complex disease and improving health outcomes.
It is described a clinical case of exanthema in an 11-year-old patient after COVID-19.
Clinical and immunological methods of investigation are used.
The child’s condition was of the moderate severity, caused by skin and asthenovegetative syndromes. The child was diagnosed with COVID-19; fatigue syndrome after a viral illness; post COVID-19 exanthema infection crustal ichthyosis of the legs.
A particular feature of this case is the occurrence of exanthema on the skin of the child after COVID-19. In these cases, the awareness of pediatricians should be raised to increase the level of knowledge of the correct diagnostic algorithm.
No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
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