Corona virus leads to a significant disruption in various processes in many organs of the body, from the respiratory system to the heart, lung and some other vital organs. Symptoms of infection with the virus include fever, cough, pneumonia, muscle fatigue, digestive problems and abdominal pain, and often escalate to dangerous levels.
Coronavirus disease is usually categorized into several levels of severity, ranging from asymptomatic to chronic and when the more severe symptoms listed above are limited to these more important subgroups of patients, PCR testing is required to detect asymptomatic patients. .
Recently, skin lesions have been described among patients with COVID-19, and may be indicative of a mild infection among those previously thought as asymptomatic, in addition, they may be indicative of a good prognosis, as they are less advanced in critical cases. This is according to the American website clevelandclinic.
In a review paper recently uploaded to the Journal of Clinical Medicine, clinical manifestations of MERS-CoV in the feet were reviewed, in particular, where vascular, cutaneous, and neurological symptoms have been widely reported.
Reddish-purple spots have often been observed in young people and children with coronavirus, and skin complications have been found to be more common and serious in patients with diabetes.
Through the review, the group concluded that 66.7% of these skin lesions were located on the trunk, and 19.4% appeared on the hands and feet.
Importantly, nearly three-quarters of those with lesions showed these symptoms in the seven days prior to a positive COVID-19 test and only 6% in the following week, and with lesions lasting on average about ten days to heal, only 12.5% of those with lesions showed these symptoms. Symptoms are consistent with later respiratory symptoms, indicating that they are indicative of a good prognosis of infection with the virus.
It is believed that the immune response generated against COVID-19 can lead to significant changes in the blood vessels and usually affect the extremities severely. Swelling of the fingers has been reported frequently in younger individuals with mild COVID-19. However, the reason behind their development is not yet clear.
Skin rash in children
The group noted that among children, one of the most common vascular manifestations of corona is Kawasaki disease, which often results in a rash, dryness, cracked lips, and redness of the fingers or toes, AMS and edema of the lower extremities and feet in infants.
Swelling of the fingers was by far the most common observation, and it has been linked to other vascular conditions believed to be caused by the coronavirus.
Some neurological symptoms have been observed in the lower extremities and feet among Corona patients, with the appearance of Guillain-Barre syndrome in people over the age of 60 in particular, and the symptoms of this condition include muscle weakness, and therefore it represents a great danger in the elderly once it appears.
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