Four skin changes that could be COVID-19
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Cough and fever are the symptoms that we most often associate with the disease caused by the coronavirus. However, the latest research shows that we should pay more attention to the changes that appear on the skin. In 17 percent in patients with COVID-19 who developed various symptoms of the disease, rash was the first symptom of infection.

  1. Research on skin lesions in the course of COVID-19 has been published in the National Library of Medicine
  2. They show that 17 percent. patients with coronavirus, they were the first symptom of COVID-19 infection
  3. In turn, 21 percent. In patients, the rash was the only symptom of the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19 on the skin. Frostbite-like damage

One of the symptoms of COVID-19 is the so-called covid fingers. According to «The Conversation» about 60 percent. Patients with skin problems are experiencing frostbite-like lesions on the toes and soles of the feet.

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Covid fingers are found primarily in children and adolescents. They appear as reddish-purple spots, with blisters and ulcers. They can persist for several dozen days.

COVID-19 on the skin. Macular-papular rash

In 47 percent of 375 patients and Spain who were diagnosed with COVID-19, a maculo-papular rash occurred. This symptom was associated with other symptoms of the disease and concerned middle-aged and elderly patients. The rash lasted for 7 to 18 days and it appeared on the skin 20 to 36 days after infection.

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Researchers believe the rash in COVID-19 patients may be due to an overload of the patients’ immune systems.

COVID-19 on the skin – hives

Itchy urticaria was diagnosed in 26% of women. covid patients in four hospitals surveyed in China and Italy.

The rash usually appears at the same time as other symptoms of COVID-19 infection. Urticaria most often affected middle-aged and severely ill patients. This symptom may not only be the body’s reaction to the coronavirus infection, but also a side effect of certain medications used to treat COVID-19 patients.

Symptoms of COVID-19 on the skin. Alveolar changes

Vesicular changes were found in 9% of patients. patients who participated in the Spanish study of skin lesions in the course of COVID-19. This type of rash takes the form of fluid-filled blisters – the symptoms are similar to those of chickenpox.

These types of skin symptoms can be especially helpful in diagnosing COVID-19 because it occurs in people with a mild infection. Fluid-filled bubbles appear approximately 14 days after coronavirus infection.

Vesicular changes, scientists believe, appear in connection with prolonged inflammation in the body. In the course of the disease, antibodies attack the skin, destroying its successive layers, which results in bubbles filled with fluid.

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