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. 2020 Nov 26;14(Suppl 1):S179–S181. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1719210

Table 1. Differential diagnosis of COVID-19.

COVID-19 7 12 Hand, foot, and mouth diseases 15 16 Measles 15 16
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.

  • Fever > 38°C

  • Cough

  • Throat pain

  • Nasal congestion

  • Malaise

  • Maculopapular enanthem

  • Skin lesions vary:

    • * Exanthema

    • * Pseudo-chilblain

    • * Urticaria

    • * Necrotic

  • Shortness of breath (moderate–severe symptoms)

  • Pneumonia (severe symptoms)

  • Fever > 38°C

  • Cough

  • Anorexia

  • Abdominal pain

  • Pain in the throat and oral cavity

  • Vesicular enanthem which ruptures into an ulcer in the mucosa of the tongue, palate

  • Vesicular exanthema on the palms, soles of the feet

  • Fever > 38°C

  • Cough

  • Conjunctivitis

  • Coryza (runny nose)

  • Koplik’s spot enanthema (white papules with erythematous around them)

  • Exanthema on the skin of the face and neck, which then changes color like copper