So far, dry cough and fever have been the main symptoms of coronavirus. Doctors have now become aware of other characteristics - which occur particularly in younger patients.
- How can a coronavirus infection be recognized?
- Doctors now point to unusual symptoms that have so far gone unnoticed.
- Children and adolescents with an infection in particular are said to be affected by the symptoms.
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Berlin - Dry cough, fever and tiredness: it has long been known that these symptoms can indicate coronavirus disease . Loss of smell and taste also seem to indicate infection in some patients .
However, so far remained unheeded another symptom of the now doctors from around the world respond: You might also depend mysterious blue spots along with a coronavirus disease. First, the International Association of Podiatrists reported about it. Children and adolescents in particular seem to have such symptoms when they are infected. The spots appear to be particularly common on the toes , but can also be observed on the fingers.
Coronavirus symptoms: Infected boy (13) from Italy has discolored toes
Specifically, the podiatrists association based its findings on the case of a 13-year-old from Italy. Before the boy complained of typical coronavirus symptoms such as fever and muscle pain, he noticed purple discoloration on his toes. A pediatrician had documented the case.
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Other scientists have published similar research results. As the picture reports, there is a comparable case from Thailand. According to an Italian study, even every fifth Covid-19 patient who needs hospital treatment would show skin discoloration or skin changes on the feet , Bild continues. In some cases, these are also similar to measles, chickenpox or frostbite. The discoloration can also be accompanied by an itchy rash - in some cases, skin crusts also form. Pain is often associated with the rashes.
How exactly the symptoms * occur is not yet fully understood. So that they can be researched further, medical associations call for the precise documentation of cases of this kind. Spanish podiatrists also go so far as to recommend that parents who discolor or have other skin irritations in their children , as a precaution, keep young patients away from other people and make inquiries by telephone to specialists .
Coronavirus details only gradually known - RKI with new insights into organ involvement
Many details that concern coronavirus diseases are only gradually becoming known. It was only on Tuesday (April 21) that Dr. Lars Schaade, the deputy head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), announced in a press conference that the virus apparently affects more organs than initially thought. Based on Chinese reports, it was initially assumed that the lung was mainly affected. Now that was at a bekanntgebeben, Covid-19's disease and a well- cardiac and renal involvement is possible.
New insights can be provided through the detailed documentation of coronavirus cases - but also through autopsies of fatalities who have died as a result of the virus. In the press conference, Schaade explained that the RKI * was not against autopsies - important insights could be gained from them.
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