Orange discoloration of the skin in mother and newborn with SARS-CoV-2 infection: is hypercarotenosis a sign of COVID-19?
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021), Articles
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021)

Orange discoloration of the skin in mother and newborn with SARS-CoV-2 infection: is hypercarotenosis a sign of COVID-19?

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https://doi.org/10.7363/100101
Published 2020-11-20
Dario Alario
UOC Pediatrics and Neonatology, San Paolo Hospital, Civitavecchia, Italy
Giorgio Bracaglia
Mother and Child Division, ASL Roma 5, Rome, Italy
Giulia Franceschini
Pediatric Service, Biomedical Campus University, Rome, Italy
Fabio Arcangeli
Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy
Federico Mecarini
UOC Pediatrics, Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo, Italy; School of Pediatrics, Cagliari University, Cagliari, Italy
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Keywords

hypercarotenosis
newborn
skin
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

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Alario, D., Bracaglia, G., Franceschini, G., Arcangeli, F., & Mecarini, F. (2020). Orange discoloration of the skin in mother and newborn with SARS-CoV-2 infection: is hypercarotenosis a sign of COVID-19?. Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (JPNIM), 10(1), e100101. https://doi.org/10.7363/100101
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and represents a potentially fatal disease. Recently, dermatological manifestations have been reported to be signs of COVID-19. We describe a case of a newborn and her mother affected by SARS-CoV-2, that developed hypercarotenosis (HC) about 5 weeks after delivery. The aim of this report is to identify the pathological mechanism of this association and to underline the importance of investigating any dubious skin manifestation in case of contact with patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, because it may be a clinical sign of infection. Even if not previously described in the literature, this case report suggests a possible association between HC and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

https://doi.org/10.7363/100101
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