This new Covid-19 symptom decolours your skin
This symptom is the one you can identify through the view.
While fever, dry cough and shortness of breath remaining the main symptoms of COVID-19, in recent months, doctors reported patients with many other confusing symptoms. One of them? The toes of Covid, an unusual eruption of violet, tender or itchy red bumps. Since the bizarre manifestation of the virus has been recognized, dermatologists have been a high alert, looking for other skin problems that can result from highly infectious and potentially fatal virus. Now, after months of documentation of their conclusions, it has become clear crystal that Covid-19 skin inflammation can be more common than expected previously.
This is called vasculopathy
Wednesday, a new case report has been published by researchers from New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical CollegeDermatology Jama, centering on four patients aged 40 to 80, with serious coronavirus infections that have also presented skin discoloration in addition to the reactive purpura, a type of skin lesions. After performing biopsies, it was revealed that all patients had a type ofvasculopathy-In other words, their blood vessels have been affected. This led the researchers to believe that the discoloration of the skin could mean partial occlusion (blocking of blood vessels) with the rective purpura representing a complete blocking. In other words, the dermatological manifestations of the virus could be an index that there is abnormal blood coagulation occurring in the body.
Although it is not new news that viral infections can result in inflammation of the skin, they are definitely a symptom discussed coronavirus. Last month researchers from Kings College presented data from the CVIV-19 symptom study application, with data of approximately 336,000 people. Of them, 8.8% of those who have been tested positive for the virus reported a skin rash as a symptom. For 17% of them, it was the first symptom they experienced virus and even more surprising? For 21%, it was their only symptom.
It is not surprising
"Many viral infections can affect the skin. It is therefore not surprising that we see these rashes with Covid-19", "Dr. Veronique Bataille, Dermatologist Consultant at Saint-Thomas Hospital and College King's College , who was involved in the pre-printed study,says in a press releaseaccompanying the study not yet evaluated by peers. "However, it is important that people know that in some cases a rash can be the first or unique symptom of the disease. So if you notice a new rash, you must take it seriously by insulating and testing as soon as possible possible. "
Other dermatological symptoms that have been reported are rashesinside the mouthand cutaneous rashes in the form of measles.
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