Category: Toes

DERMATOLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19 CAN BECOME “LONG-HAULER” SYMPTOMS

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Originally published on The Lancet Infectious Disease KEY FINDINGS Study Methods In April 2020, working with the International League of Dermatological Societies and the American Academy of Dermatology, the researchers established an international registry for health care providers to report COVID-19 dermatologic signs and symptoms. Overall Duration of Signs/Symptoms Between April 8 and October 8, 2020, clinicians from 41 […]

Got a weird COVID-19 symptom? You’re not alone

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From COVID tongue to COVID toe, doctors have seen some bizarre cases By Meghan Rosen, 2022 Science News As we head into our third pandemic winter, most people are all too familiar with the signs of COVID-19. The disease wears many different faces and can show up as chills, cough, difficulty breathing or other troublesome jumbles of […]

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 […]