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On Twitter of the Polish doctor, Maria Kłosińska, there was an entry about the so-called covid fingers. This is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus, identified as early as April 2020. “Covid fingers” most often occur in children and adolescents. The doctor called for vigilance regarding this symptom.
- “Covid fingers” is one of the symptoms of the coronavirus, described by doctors last spring
- They are dermatological lesions in the form of reddish-purple spots on the fingers and toes, with blisters and ulcers.
- This symptom may play a key role in detecting infections in asymptomatic individuals
- You can find more about the coronavirus on the Onet homepage.
What do “covid fingers” look like?
Doctors of the Society of Family Physicians in Spain (SEMG) wrote about “covid fingers” as one of the symptoms of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic. They characterized this symptom as dermatological symptoms in the form of red-purple spots on the fingers and toes, with blisters and ulcerations.
This symptom also appears in patients in Poland, as evidenced by the latest entry by Dr. Maria Kłosińska. The family doctor called for vigilance, recalling that COVID-19 is still present and changes on the fingers may indicate a coronavirus infection.
What do we know about “covid fingers”?
The relationship between lesions on the fingers and toes and COVID-19 has been described in a study published in the British Journal of Dermatology. It turned out that SARS-CoV-2 was found in the skin samples taken from there. Interestingly, it was about children who tested negative for the coronavirus.
- See also: Reddish-purple stains, blisters. What are “covid fingers”?
– Our findings confirm the link between SARS-CoV-2 and “covid fingers”. Endothelial damage caused by the virus could be a key mechanism behind these changes, said lead author of the study, Isabel Colmenero, a doctor at Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús in Spain. It is also possible that some of the changes are related to coagulation disorders.
This symptom appears primarily in children and adolescents. “Covid fingers” may persist for several dozen days. Dr. Veronique Bataille, a dermatologist at St Thomas’ Hospital – King’s College London, suggests that this symptom could be key in diagnosing COVID-19 in carriers who have no other symptoms indicative of coronavirus infection. Therefore, the doctor called for self-isolation when someone notices “covid fingers”.
COVID-19 – dozens of known symptoms of the disease
Coronavirus can cause a variety of symptoms. In addition to cough or fever, the list also includes, among others, decreased body temperature, chills or headache. Doctors from the Medical University of Lodz conduct surveys among people who have had COVID-19. Based on this, they want to create a detailed list of coronavirus symptoms. The goal is to better diagnose the disease.
- Also read: Polish scientists have described over 50 symptoms of COVID-19. Among them: toothache, photophobia or temperature drop
«According to the experience of doctors, COVID-19 disease manifests itself in many different ways. In some it is just a runny nose and headache, in others it is a lack of smell and taste, in others it is tiring cough and shortness of breath. Currently, more than 50 symptoms presented by patients infected with the coronavirus have been identified, but it is not fully known which of them occur most often, and what affects the occurrence of dyspnea and weakness in some, and the absence of these symptoms in others »- we read in the invitation to the online study created by scientists from the Medical University of Lodz.
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