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. 2020 Apr 16;83(1):280–285. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.044

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Fig 1 — A-D, Papulovesicular exanthem on the trunk in 4 patients with COVID-19. A-C, In 3 patients, predominance of papules is seen. D, In another patient mainly presenting with vesicles, exanthem resolution with crusts is evident; E, Basket-wave hyperkeratosis; slightly atrophic epidermis; and vacuolar degeneration of the basal layer with multinucleate, hyperchromatic keratinocytes and dyskeratotic cells. Note the absence of inflammatory infiltrate. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×4.) F, Close-up image with atrophic epidermis, vacuolar alteration with disorganized keratinocytes lacking orderly maturation, and enlarged and multinucleate keratinocytes with dyskeratotic (apoptotic) cells. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnification: ×20).