For months, red and purple bumps have been showing up on the fingers and toes of Covid-19 patients – dubbed ‘COVID fingers and toes’. Before the coronavirus outbreak, people would get these bumps, also known as chilblains, if they were exposed to very cold temperatures. But when coronavirus cases began to rise, more people with symptoms of Covid-19 were reporting it as an issue – and in warmer weather as well, which rang alarm bells. A team of researchers from the COVID Symptom Study surveyed 12,000 people who had skin rashes (including COVID fingers and toes) as well as suspected or confirmed Covid-19.
They asked for images from respondents, especially people of color, who are currently under-represented in dermatology resources. We asked researchers from the study to share photos of the signs of ‘COVID fingers and toes’ that have shown up in coronavirus patients. Rashes Could Be 'Key…
