PODIATRIST DISCUSSES COVID TOES

According to Conway McLean, DPM, "COVID Toes occurs mainly in children and young people, generally in those under 26 years of age. Researches have reported COVID Toes in the absence of any other COVID-19 symptoms, while in others, these skin lesions precede the appearance of the more common systemic symptoms of a respiratory infection. Fortunately, as many people have read, this sector of the population is one who generally does not develop severe symptoms from the infection."

 

Dr. Conway McLean

 

"Many of the patients with this strange rash had symptoms consistent with COVID weeks prior to the appearance of these lesions. Others had no prior symptoms but probable exposure to the virus. The children who developed these painful lesions of the feet or toes did not have the typical symptoms such as high fever, cough, shortness of breath, or fatigue. Scientists have noted other dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19. There have been reports of conjunctivitis (pink eye) and other skin rashes, " says Dr. McLean.

 

Source The Mining Journal [5/12/20]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News