It's being dubbed 'COVID toes.'
— appearing on patients' toes may be a way to diagnose the infection, as they have appeared in otherwise asymptomatic and severe cases alike."They're typically painful to touch and could have a hot burning sensation," Dr. Ebbing Lautenbach, chief of infectious disease at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine, told USA Today.
Another reason doctors are taking it seriously is because the lesions often appear in COVID-19 patients who do not exhibit any other telltale signs like a dry cough or fever. "This is a manifestation that occurs early on in the diseases, meaning you have this first, then you progress," Lautenbach continued."Sometimes this might be your first clue that they have COVID when they don't have any other symptoms."
Please be aware there are skin signs of covid. Purple red papules on the fingers and toes. Looks like chilblains/ pernio. May have no other covid symptoms. Seen in young people.
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