Category: Finger’s

Digit ratios and their asymmetries as risk factors of developmental instability and hospitalization for COVID-19

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Authors: A. Kasielska-Trojan, J. T. Manning, M. Jabłkowski, J. Białkowska-Warzecha, A. L. Hirschberg & B. Antoszewski  Scientific Reports volume 12, Article number: 4573 (2022) Cite this article Article Open Access Published: 17 March 2022 Abstract COVID-19 presents with mild symptoms in the majority of patients but in a minority it progresses to acute illness and hospitalization. Here we consider whether markers for prenatal sex hormones and postnatal stressors […]

The length of your fingers may determine how sick you get from COVID-19

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Authors: Chris Melore Studyfinds.org March 28, 2022 Your risk of ending up in the hospital with COVID-19 may literally be in your own hands. A new study finds finger length displays a link to a person’s sex hormone levels. What does this have to do with COVID-19? Researchers at Swansea University say a patient’s testosterone […]

A Review of COVID-19 Chilblains-like Lesions and Their Differential Diagnoses

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Authors: Sachdeva, Muskaan BHSc; Mufti, Asfandyar MD, BMSc; Maliyar, Khalad BA; Lara-Corrales, Irene MD, MSc; Salcido, Richard MD, EdD, FAAPMR; Sibbald, Cathryn MD, FRCPC Abstract GENERAL PURPOSE  To familiarize wound care practitioners with the differential diagnoses of chilblains-like lesions that could be associated with the complications of COVID-19. TARGET AUDIENCE  This continuing education activity is […]

COVID-19 patients may develop skin rashes and discoloration, studies find

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Authors: By Jacqueline Howard, CNN | Posted – Aug. 5, 2020 at 2:36 p.m. CNN — As Covid-19 started to spread across the United States earlier this year, dermatology offices began to see suspicious signs on some patients’ skin: Red or purple toes, itchy hives, mottled bumps on fingers, a lacy red rash that spread […]

COVID-19: Cutaneous manifestations and issues related to dermatologic care

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Authors: Steven R Feldman, MD, PhD, Esther E Freeman, MD, PhD Literature review current through: Jul 2021. | This topic last updated: Apr 06, 2021. INTRODUCTION Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), raises many critical issues in dermatology and dermatologic care. Addressing these issues is necessary, yet also challenging, because there are […]

Skin rash should be considered as a fourth key sign of COVID-19

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May 22, 2021 Data from the COVID Symptom Study shows that characteristic skin rashes and ‘COVID fingers and toes’ should be considered as key diagnostic signs of the disease, and can occur in the absence of any other symptoms.  The COVID Symptom Study, led by researchers from King’s College London and health science company ZOE, asks participants to log their […]