COVID-19 Toes and Other Skin Lesions During the Pandemic: Emerging Entities?. (December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vas, Prashanth R. J.; Georgiadis, George S.; Papanas, Nikolaos
• Is Part Of: International journal of lower extremity wounds. Volume 21:Number 4(2022)
• Page Start: 658
• Page End: 660
• Publication Date: 2022-12
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- coronavirus -- cutaneous -- perniosis; Leg -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Wounds and injuries -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Leg -- Ulcers -- Periodicals; Wound healing -- Periodicals; 617.584
• DOI: 10.1177/15347346211011843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1534-7346

Abstract

There is accumulating evidence to indicate an association between coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) and clusters of incident cutaneous eruptions. Of these, chilblains-like perniosis have received widespread medical and media attention. These typically affect the toes, and have been called "COVID-toes." Other acral lesions such as large bullae have also been reported. However, a definitive causal relationship with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has not yet been definitively proven, nor has a pathogenic mechanism been established. These episodes are self-limiting, but we need to know whether long-term sequelae exist.