‘COVID toes’ may be new symptom of coronavirus, doctors say -TV

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Doctors say there may be a new symptom of coronavirus they are calling “Covid Toes.”

Doctors treating patients with COVID-19 say they’re finding red, purple, or blue lesions on some people’s toes.

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Most of these patients are in their teens and 20’s.
They say more testing needs to be done to see if the lesions are truly linked to COVID-19, but that it appears to be more than a coincidence.

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Certain skin rashes are emerging as possible symptoms of COVID-19, prompting additional research by some doctors and guidance by the American Academy of Dermatology.

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