'COVID toes' may be new symptom of coronavirus, doctors say

Most of the patients being treated with the symptom are in their teens and 20's.

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Saturday, April 25, 2020
'COVID toes' may be new symptom of virus
Doctors say there may be a new symptom of coronavirus they are calling "Covid Toes."

Doctors say there may be a new symptom of coronavirus they are calling "Covid Toes."

Doctors treating patients with COVID-19 say they're finding red, purple, or blue lesions on some people's toes.

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Most of these patients are in their teens and 20's.

They say more testing needs to be done to see if the lesions are truly linked to COVID-19, but that it appears to be more than a coincidence.

Certain skin rashes are emerging as possible symptoms of COVID-19, prompting additional research by some doctors and guidance by the American Academy of Dermatology.