CORONAVIRUS
A skin problem that’s being called ‘COVID toes’ has been appearing just recently in children and young people who have no other coronavirus symptoms.
WASHINGTON– Medical professionals around the nation are attempting to find out whether a new mystical skin condition could be a possible sign of coronavirus in asymptomatic patients.
The condition, informally being called “COVID toes” by some doctors, causes sores or agonizing bumps, and sometimes frostbite-like locations of purple, blue or red discoloration in toes and in some cases fingers.
” We’re seeing this in unprecedented numbers throughout a COVID pandemic, so we have to believe that there may be a relationship,” Dr. Paller discussed to Chicago’s WGN-TV.
While the majority of coronavirus cases include mild or no symptoms, some cases can lead to severe problems and even death.
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Paller kept in mind that parents should not panic if this is the only indication of the infection their kid has.
A teenage client’s foot as visualized on April 3, 2020, at the start of the skin problem being informally called “COVID toes.”
Photo thanks to Dr. Amy Paller, Northwestern University
” We do not want to see a mass in people demand testing for COVID-19 right now when resources are sporadic. Let’s simply everyone take a deep breathe with this, look at it, take a photo and we’ll see down the roadway,” Dr. Paller stressed to WGN. She also noted that the condition appears to solve itself spontaneously for the majority of people.
A teenage patient’s foot as visualized on April 6, 2020, 3 days after the onset of the skin problem being informally called “COVID toes.”
Image courtesy of Dr. Amy Paller, Northwestern University
