Does sensitization by SARS-CoV-2 immune complexes trigger DRESS syndrome?

Abstract

The diagnosis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been a great challenge since the infection affects not only the respiratory system, but also different organs, given the intense inflammatory and autoimmune reaction triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Herein we present a case of a 36-year-old male patient, with some comorbidities and previous use of carbamazepine, who developed a severe condition triggered by COVID-19, including extensive exfoliative erythroderma and severe impairment of liver function, which lasted approximately 80 days.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2
• Exanthema
• Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome