Skin capillary alterations in patients with acute SarsCoV2 infection

aClinica Medica, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia

bThird Division of Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia

cDivision of Medicine, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Montichiari, Italy

Correspondence to Carolina De Ciuceis, MD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, c/o 2a Medicina Spedali Civili di Brescia, Piazza Spedali Civili 1, 25100 Brescia, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]

Abbreviations: ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; BCD, basal capillaries’ density; BPC, basal periungueal capillaries; COVID-19, corona virus disease-19; CRP, C-reactive protein; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; GM-CSF, macrophage and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; IFNγ, interferon γ; IL, interleukin; IP10, interferon-γ-inducible protein; MCP1, monocyte chemotactic protein; MIP1-A, inflammatory macrophage protein 1 alpha; MLR, media–internal lumen ratio; NK, lymphocyte natural killer; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; SarsCov2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SD, standard deviation; Th17, lymphocyte T helper 17; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor alpha; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; WLR, wall–internal lumen ratio

Received 9 December, 2021

Revised 12 July, 2022

Accepted 12 July, 2022

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