Check Your Feet For Signs COVID19
The coronavirus has turned the world as we know it upside down. With more than two million people diagnosed with the illness, medical professionals are still learning about the ever-changing symptoms and how to treat it. In March 2020, Italian doctors discovered the virus can also affect toes and the phrase ‘COVID Toes’ was coined.
Don’t Panic
There are a wide variety of COVID Toes symptoms and some of the symptoms are similar to other foot ailments, such as athletes’ foot or neuropathy. Dermatologists and other medical professionals are handling a growing number of these puzzling cases so caution is justified.
Things to look for
- The toes can become painful and have sores.
- The skin on toes can turn red and then progress to purple.
- Toes can feel itchy or tingle.
- Asymptomatic people can have COVID Toes.
- Painful or sore toes can be the initial or only sign of COVID19.
- These symptoms can also affect hands.
- At this time the majority of the people with these symptoms are young adults, teens, and children.
The bottom line:
Check the feet in your household every day, especially your children’s feet. If you can’t see or reach your toes, prop up a mirror or put one on the floor. If you see bruising, discoloration or you get complaints about the feet feeling odd, contact your physician. If you can’t get to your doctor’s office right away, take a photograph of the feet and create a photographic diary that you can provide medical personnel when you reach them. And remember to wash your hands after you touch your feet or discard your gloves properly.
This virus is very fluid so below are several links with the current information about COVID Toes. Keep an eye on the feet around you and remember, we’ll get through this together. Stay safe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaBXQ1irNA0
https://www.klkntv.com/red-toes-possible-covid-symptom/
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/covid-toes-skin-conditions-offer-coronavirus-clues/story?id=70244927
https://globalnews.ca/news/6848644/covid-toes-skin-rash-coronavirus-symptom/
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