1:00 AM
Sunday 19 April 2020
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Agencies:
Scientists have claimed that a red rash may be a new sign of a possible infection with the Corona virus – even if the patient has no other typical symptoms.
To date, signs of a deadly disease have been known to include: persistent coughing, high fever, and shortness of breath.
But scientists now say that a number of people who were diagnosed with corona had a rash that looked similar to “frostbite” and “urticaria,” and red dermatitis, according to the Daily Record report, according to the website “Russia Today”.
Other known symptoms reported include fatigue, eye pain, loss of taste and smell, and a feeling of “tingling” on the skin.
Previously, Spanish medical experts revealed that many patients with the Corona virus had purple lesions on their feet.
Now, scientists in France have described the discovery of the rash as redness of the skin similar to “urticaria” or “frostbite”, according to the “Daily Star.” Doctors say reddish skin can be painful.
The French National Federation of Dermatologists, SNDV, explained that a number of Covid-19 patients showed these symptoms.
The organization said that skin symptoms occurred in patients with or without respiratory symptoms.
A SNDV spokesperson said: “An analysis of several cases reported to SNDV shows that these symptoms can be associated with the new coronavirus. We alert the general public and medical experts to detect these potentially contagious patients as quickly as possible.”
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