Introduction: The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 turned into a huge pandemic and resulted in a worldwide panic with global economic and political impacts. The disease affects lungs as well as other organs including skin and mucous membranes
Aim of the study: To study the pattern of Cutaneous disorders among Libyan patients with active COVID 19 infection
Patients and methods: We included eighty-nine patients with COVID-19 infection in Al-Kufra hospital. Laboratory investigations done
Result: The mucocutaneous manifestations detected in the present study in 28.1% of cases, 10.1% had maculopapular rash, 6.7%had urticarial like lesion, 3.4%had puerperal rash, 3.4% chilblains, 2.2%had vesicular lesion, 1.1% had erythema multiforme and 1.1% had livedo. Regarding the outcome of the disease in 89 patients with total hospital admission range from 2-14 day, 6.7% died, 10.1% need dialysis, 11.1% need ventilation, 10.1% had acute kidney injury, 4.5% transferred to ICU. None of the analyzed associations showed a statistically significant result
Conclusion: Maculopapular rash and urticarial like lesions are most frequent skin manifestations among COVID 19 patients in Al-Kufra hospital. Skin lesions should be considered as indicators for serious viral infections in dermatology practice