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In the second wave 57.8% (37/64) of patients received dexamethasone, 39.6% (25/64) of patients received remdesivir and one patient received tocilizumab. Patients with hematological malignancies who contract COVID-19 have been identified as having a high overall mortality rate of between 33 and 37% in a number of large studies from the first wave of COVID-19 infections in the first half of 2020 [[1], [3]]. In terms of hematological diagnoses, 34 patients had a lymphoid malignancy, 23 patients had a myeloid malignancy and 12 patients had a plasma cell disorder. Outcomes of patients with hematologic malignancies and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3377 patients. [Extracted from the article]

This showed extensive acute on chronic inflammation, with fibrinoid dermal necrosis consistent with a diagnosis of Sweet syndrome. A 61-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with rapid onset of multiple skin lesions (images), fever and high inflammatory markers. [Extracted from the article]