We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

An exanthem is any eruptive skin rash that may be associated with fever or other systemic symptoms. Causes include infectious pathogens, medication reactions and, occasionally, a combination of both.

Approximately 3–4 days after the prodromal symptoms, the typical exanthem of coalescing erythematous macules and papules erupts, beginning behind the ears and in the hairline area, and spreads ...