The coronavirus has not finished surprising us. In recent months, dermatological symptoms have been observed in many patients. It is therefore time to take stock of these lesions and redness.
The Covid-19 has appeared in our lives for almost a year. A birthday that we would like to totally forget. And scientists are always surprised by new symptoms that appear throughout the contaminations. If there is no longer any doubt about anosmia (sudden loss of taste), headaches (headache) or asthenia (unusual fatigue), lesions and redness are also observed. Back to the latest symptoms of the coronavirus.
Stains on the feet or hands
According to the findings of research carried out in Spain, the appearance of spots on the hands and even the feet could be signs of the disease. It was in April 2020 that the study began with 666 patients with Covid-19. And 40% of them had lesions on their feet and hands, explains a statement from regional authorities, relayed by LCI, this Wednesday, January 27. Such data "can be key signs of early diagnosis of the disease"Says the Spanish study. The National Union of Dermatologists-Venereologists had already alerted, on April 6, 2020, to these lesions to be linked to Covid-19. The experts warned and asked the medical profession to detect the faster people with skin manifestations. "These are acrosyndromas (pseudo-frostbite appearance of the extremities), sudden onset of persistent redness which is sometimes painful and lesions of transient urticaria", they noted.
The "Covid language"
Other lesions were also discovered during the Madrid analysis, such as the one on the tongue, and that on a quarter of the patients. Tim Spector, an epidemiologist at King’s College London even dubbed this symptom "the Covid language". On January 13, 2021, the specialist tweeted: "One in five people with Covid still have less common symptoms, which are not on the official list of lung diseases, such as rashes. There is an increasing number of Covid tongues and strange canker sores. If you have one. this kind of symptom or even just headaches and fatigue, stay home! "
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Coronavirus: How does the symptom of the "Covid language" manifest?
In July 2020, the dermatology journal Jama Network showed that of 21 patients with coronavirus and rash, 29% had enanthem (lesions of the oral cavity). Like the loss of smell, "Covid language" may persist for some time after recovery, according to Tim Spector.
The famous "Covid toe"
Some patients have also developed inflammation in the toes, called "covid toes". This results in frostbite. The toes swell and turn red before turning purple. "In some patients with Covid-19, inflammation develops in the toes, which gives a red coloration to the skin and swollen toes (…) They can then turn blue or purple. This symptom lasts 15 days on average; but in patients with persistent Covid-19, it can last for several months ", Explained in a statement Esther Freeman, researcher and director of global health dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston (U.S.A), reported in September 2020 by The New York Times.
So let's expect potential new forms of Covid on our bodies.