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2021-04-19

Toxicodermia en paciente con COVID-19. Reporte de caso

Toxicoderma as an adverse event in a COVID-19 patient: case report

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/cr.v7n1.88223

Palabras clave:

COVID-19, Hidroxicloriquina, Infecciones por Coronavirus, Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos, Lopinavir (es)
COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Medication Therapy, Lopinavir (en)

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Introducción. La infección por SARS-COV2, que en principio se pensó solo causaba manifestaciones respiratorias, también puede ocasionar síntomas gastrointestinales, renales, neurológicos, cardiovasculares e incluso cutáneos según algunos reportes.

Presentación del caso. Paciente femenina de 36 años quien asistió al servicio de urgencias por cuadró clínico consistente en disnea, astenia, adinamia, odinofagia leve y cefalea. Como antecedentes de relevancia se registró obesidad, tabaquismo y ocupación como trabajadora de la salud. Dados los síntomas, se indicó tratamiento antimalárico y antirretroviral para tratar COVID-19, diagnóstico que fue confirmado a los tres días de ingreso, pero al cuarto día de instaurado este manejo la mujer presentó polidipsia y rash macular, pruriginoso y generalizado. Por sospecha de toxicodermia, el tratamiento fue suspendido y con esto el cuadro cutáneo mejoró. Luego de 8 días de hospitalización, la paciente recibió el alta, junto con recomendaciones de bioseguridad y confinamiento durante 28 días.

Conclusiones. El caso descrito corresponde a un evento de toxicodermia en una paciente con COVID-19 en manejo con antirretroviral y antimalárico. A partir de los hallazgos, se establece que la exploración minuciosa de piel y mucosas en los pacientes con sospecha o diagnóstico confirmado de COVID-19 puede ser de gran ayuda para la correcta caracterización de esta nueva enfermedad.

Introduction: SARS-COV2 infection, which was initially associated with respiratory manifestations only, can also cause gastrointestinal, kidney, neurological and cardiovascular symptoms according to some reports.

Case presentation: A 36-year-old female patient attended the emergency department due to dyspnea, asthenia, adynamia, mild odynophagia. and headache. The patient's medical history included obesity, smoking, and working as a health care worker. Considering the symptoms, antimalarial and antiretroviral treatment was indicated to treat COVID-19, a diagnosis that was confirmed three days after admission. However, on the fourth day of treatment, the patient presented with polydipsia and macular, pruritic, and generalized rash. Due to suspicion of toxicoderma, the treatment was suspended, and the skin condition improved. After 8 days of hospitalization, the patient was discharged with biosecurity recommendations and mandatory isolation for 28 days.

Conclusion: The described case is a report of toxicoderma in a patient with COVID-19 under treatment with antiretroviral and antimalarial drugs. Based on the findings, a thorough examination of skin and mucosa of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 will undoubtedly contribute to the correct characterization of this new disease.

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Toxicodermia en paciente con COVID-19. Reporte de caso. (2021). Case Reports, 7(1), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.15446/cr.v7n1.88223