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Published March 2021 | Version v1.0.0
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Acral Changes in pediatric patients during COVID 19 pandemic: Registry report from the COVID 19 response task force of the society of pediatric dermatology (SPD) and pediatric dermatology research alliance (PeDRA)

  • 1. ROR icon Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • 2. ROR icon University of Toronto
  • 3. ROR icon Northwestern University
  • 4. ROR icon University of Pennsylvania
  • 5. ROR icon King's College London
  • 6. ROR icon University of California, San Francisco
  • 7. ROR icon Medical College of Wisconsin
  • 8. ROR icon Hackensack University Medical Center
  • 9. ROR icon Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance

Abstract

Background/Objective In spring 2020, high numbers of children presented with acral pernio-like skin rashes, concurrent with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Understanding their clinical characteristics/ infection status may provide prognostic information and facilitate decisions about management. Methods A pediatric-specific dermatology registry was created by the Pediatric Dermatology COVID-19 Response Task Force of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD) and Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) and was managed by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia using REDCap. Results Data from 378 children 0-18 years entered into the registry between April 13 and July 17, 2020 were analyzed. Data were drawn from a standardized questionnaire completed by clinicians which asked for demographics, description of acral lesions, symptoms before and after acral changes, COVID-19 positive contacts, treatment, duration of skin changes, laboratory testing including SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing, as well as histopathology. 229 (60.6%) were male with mean age of 13.0 years (+/- 3.6 years). Six (1.6%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Pedal lesions (often with pruritus and/or pain) were present in 96%. 30% (114/378) had COVID-19 symptoms during the 30 days prior to presentation. Most (69%) had no other symptoms and an uneventful course with complete recovery. Conclusions and Relevance Children with acral pernio-like changes were healthy and all recovered with no short-term sequelae. We believe these acral changes are not just a temporal epiphenomenon of shelter in place during the spring months of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and may be a late phase reaction that needs further study.

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original_citation: Castelo-Soccio L, Lara-Corrales I, Paller AS, Bean E, Rangu S, Oboite M, Flohr C, Ahmad RC, Calberg V, Gilliam A, Pope E, Reynolds S, Sibbald C, Shin HT, Berger E, Schaffer J, Siegel MP, Cordoro KM. Acral Changes in pediatric patients during COVID 19 pandemic: Registry report from the COVID 19 response task force of the society of pediatric dermatology (SPD) and pediatric dermatology research alliance (PeDRA). Pediatric Dermatology. 2021;38(2):364-370.

Acknowledgements

Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD), Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA), British Society for Paediatric Dermatology, and all those who submitted cases

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Pediatric Dermatology - 2021 - CasteloSoccio - Acral Changes in pediatric patients during COVID 19 pandemic Registry.pdf

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March 30, 2023
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September 28, 2023