Alert! A large number of clinical studies have reported rashes associated with COVID-19!

May 23, 2020 /
BiovalleyBIOON / -- There have been numerous reports of rashes in patients with COVID-19 around the worldrashes can take many forms -- some as small erythema, while others appear larger flat or bulging lesionsSome look like honeycombs, some look like frostbite toesHowever, it is too early to say whether these rashes are caused by new coronaviruses or whether they are related to other factors"But this is a very important issue," said DrKanade Shinkai, a professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Dermatology of the American Medical AssociationShinkai said: "It is not clear whether the skin damage we see is a direct manifestation of the virus on the skin or a "reaction pattern" caused by a general increase in the immune systemShinkai and colleagues wrote in an editorial published in JAMA Dermatology that it is also possible that some rashes are caused by complications of the disease, reactions to drugs, and even other viruses in patients with "co-infection."image source: https://cn.bing.com
the author wroteWe need to address many outstanding issues, such as how common rashes are and what they mean for the patient's final outcomehow common are these rashes?it is well known that some viral diseases, such as chickenpox, measles and hand, foot and mouth disease, can cause rashesBut Shinkai says the virus-related rash is more common in children"That's why it's shocking to report a large number of rashes in adult COVID-19 patients," she said it's unclear how common the rash is An earlier study of more than 1,000 COVID-19 patients in China, published February 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that only 0.2% of patients developed a rash However, in a recent study of about 150 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Italy, 20 percent developed a rash The latter study, published March 26 in the Journal of Dermatology and Stints, was conducted by dermatologists Shinkai said they "will be able to detect more subtle skin changes than other professional doctors." Shinkai said more research is needed to follow patients over a period of time to better understand the true prevalence of the rash associated with COVID-19 Another challenge, she says, is that some patients may have mild or no other symptoms of the disease and may never be diagnosed as COVID-19 What does rash look like? unique rashes are sometimes "signals" for specific infections An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association says it remains to be seen whether this will happen to PATIENTs with COVID-19 so far, a variety of rashes have been found in patients with COVID-19 A Spanish study published on April 29in in the British Journal of Dermatology divided the rash associated with coronavirus into five categories: "plaque ousrife" or a typical viral infection, such as measles, which has red moles on red, red skin; some of the rashes may be symptoms of COVID-19, prompting some doctors to conduct further research and be guided by the American Academy of Dermatology image source: https://cn.bing.com
In addition, a new case report published April 30 in the Journal of Dermatology of the American Medical Association describes a man in Spain who has a "sepsis", a small red dot on his skin; the time when COVID-19 develops rash symptoms also seems to vary widely - in some cases, the rash appears before symptoms such as fever; outstanding issues
Shinkai says research is needed to fully assess these rashes and when they appear Doctors also need to examine tissue samples to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be detected in the skin itself, Shinkai said also study the significance of these rashes, such as whether they are associated with better or worse prognosis in patients For example, it has previously been reported that some patients with COVID-19 with ironemia have mild or asymptomatic symptoms (BioValleyBioon.com) References: More Than 'covid toes': Numerous reports of skin rashes tied to COVID-19
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