Some dermatologists warn of the appearance of skin lesions related to the coronavirus.
Skin lesions may be associated with cases of Covid-19. A new fact that the National Union of Dermatologists-Venereologists (SNDV) has highlighted. To be more precise, it is acrosyndrome, a set of modifications or damage to the skin linked to a reaction of the vessels of the fingers and / or toes, with the appearance of frostbite, persistent, sometimes painful and temporary urticaria lesions.
"We have discovered a rather peculiar phenomenon in certain patients who present acrosyndromes, i.e. an appearance of frostbite at the ends, these are redness of the fingers, swelling, temporary pain that correspond to what we can feel winter sports when it's cold and in fact this sign often goes unnoticed ", explains Luc Sulimovic, president of the National Union of Dermatologists.
In a group of more than 400 dermatologists, developed by the union, the number of cases identified by its members continues to increase, until reaching more than 100 cases a few days ago.
The group of dermatologists thus identified these skin manifestations: "the sudden appearance of persistent, sometimes painful redness, and transient hives lesions ", according to the SNDV press release. Currently, international medical media do not cite acrosyndrome as a symptom of Covid-19. However "Two Chinese and Taiwanese articles report urticaria and acro-ischemia". And in Italy, another paper, speaks of "generalized eruptions and hives", reports Professor Beylot-Barry on the doctor's daily website.
Patients who are not severe cases
"We wanted to warn people and general practitioners so that they do not think it is eczema. Cortisone should not be applied because it could worsen the lesions, but fatty creams that heal , like Cicalfate. They tend to regress, few people have needed treatment, "says Catherine Olivieres-Ghouti, member of SNDV.
"People with skin lesions are not severely affected by Covid-19, it is not thought to be a sign of the severity of the disease," she said.
The SNDV ends its warnings by recalling that even without respiratory signs, such skin manifestations in a patient, must lead to the screening of potentially contagious patients via teleconsultation.