Covid toes: a new virus symptom to look out for

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Covid toes: a new virus symptom to look out for
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We know Covid-19 toes is one of newest Covid-19 symptoms to be reported and that it affects the feet — but what exactly is it?

The World Health Organisation has included Covid-19 toes in the list of less common Covid-19 symptoms.Just when we thought life couldn’t get any more bizarre, Covid-19 toes became a thing. We know it is one of the newest Covid-19 symptoms to be reported and that it affects the feet, but what exactly is it?

The difference between chilblains and Covid-19 toes is that the latter has affected people in both cold and relatively warm climates The authors, Dr Claudia Hernandez and Dr Anna Bruckner, both dermatologists in the US, referred to two studies that had been conducted. However, after conducting skin biopsies on the children, the researchers found traces of Covid-19 in the blood vessels of the children’s skin, endothelial cells surrounding the blood vessels and sweat glands.

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