translated from Spanish: New possible symptom of covid-19 is discovered, mainly attacks young people

Mexico City.- In addition to fever, dry cough, shortness of breath and other less common symptoms such as diarrhea, loss of smell or taste, covid-19 can manifest with skin rashes and infectious dermatosis, as evidenced by research, publishes RT.As shown by the study led by the Italian dermatologist Sebastiano Recalcati, of alessandro Manzoni hospital in Lecco (Lombardy, Italy), 20.4% of a total of 88 patients examined developed skin manifestations.

That percentage represents 18 people, of whom eight had skin irritations at the onset of the disease, while the other ten experienced them after their hospitalization. Skin problems ranged from erythematous rash (in 14 patients), generalized hives (in 3 patients) and chickenpox vesicles (1 patient).

Social media has allowed rapid and global information sharing among physicians in the fight against COVID-19. It is truly amazing how my colleagues from all over the world have come together to share treatment protocols, patient experiences, areas for improvement, and strategies for management to benefit all our communities. This is a seemingly small but important clinical pearl shared with permission by Randy Jacobs, MD, FAAD on some dermatologic manifestations of COVID-19. Not all patients present with “classic” textbook symptoms, and this is an example of that… The internet is complicated. Half of it is untrue, and we don’t know which half. I have certainly seen social media used for unfortunate purposes in the wake of coronavirus (things like spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation), but this is the good part renew that’s my faith in our ability to put the common good first. #covid19 #coronavirus
A post shared by Dr. Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, FACS (@laradevganmd) on Apr 1, 2020 at 12:42 PDT

The study’s author points out that there was no correlation of these manifestations with the severity of covid-19 and that they usually healed in a few days, while patients barely experienced itching in the skin did not feel them at all.
It is difficult to determine whether these skin manifestations occurred precisely because of coronavirus.
In this sense, the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (AEDV) drew attention to a study by Chinese dermatologists from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, which noted that it could be an allergic reaction to the drugs with which they treat patients.
Children and young people
In early April, Spanish dermatologist Pablo Luis Ortiz Romero, of the University Hospital October 12, Madrid, shared on his Twitter account images of dermatological injuries that arose on the feet of a young male who was in close contact with an infected SARS-CoV-2 and had no fever, just a small cough.

Meanwhile, the doctor and former president of the Spanish football club Real Murcia, Txema Almela, added that the skin manifestations of covid-19 are more typical in young people under the age of 20, who sometimes present achroisquemia on the dorsal and lateral parts of the fingers and toes.

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