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Scientists identify five skin conditions linked to coronavirus – msnNOW

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Posted on May 2, 2020

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Dermatologists in Spain have linked five unique skin conditions to the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Researchers found the different skin conditions appeared in patients that had either contracted COVID-19 or those suspected of having the virus.

The results have given new information about how coronavirus might be displayed in the form of skin symptoms, The Independent reports.

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U.S. President Donald Trump (L) watches as Dr. Anthony Fauci heads to the podium to answer a question during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 22.

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Police officers walk across an empty Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on March 31, 2020.

A young man cuts another man’s hair on top of a closed hairdresser, in Oxford, England, on March 31.

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Buddhist monks wearing face shields and masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus disease collect alms in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 31.

A healthcare worker sits on a bench near Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., on March 30.

An emergency triage tent is seen at Harborview Medical Center as efforts continue to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on March 29.

People applaud from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak in Barcelona, Spain, on March 29.

Migrant workers crowd up outside a bus station as they wait to board buses to return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of COVID-19, in Ghaziabad, India, on March 28.

Medical and physician assistant students in personal protective equipment listen during a meeting before screening for possible coronavirus cases at a makeshift camp for the homeless in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on March 28.

Indonesia’s Red Cross personnel wearing protective suits spray disinfectant on the road to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 28.

The message “Merci” (French for “thank you”) is displayed in tribute of those on the frontline to fight the coronavirus disease, on the facade of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on March 27.

A person in protective clothing walks through a temporary 2,000-bed hospital for coronavirus patients set up by the Iranian army at the international exhibition center in Tehran, Iran, on March 26.

A staff member sprays disinfectant at a cinema as it prepares to reopen to the public after closing due to coronavirus (COVID-19), in Shenyang, Chin on March 25.

A barber, reflected in a mirror wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), styles a customer’s hair in Havana, Cuba on March 25.

A man plays guitar and sings to his neighbors from his balcony two days after California’s Governor Gavin Newsom implemented a state wide “stay at home order” in Oakland, California, U.S., on March 21.

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Scientists from the Spanish Academy of Dermatology examined tests on 375 patients in Spain and have since published their findings in the British Journal of Dermatology.

a close up of a tattoo: Urticarial lesions, one of the skin conditions linked to the coronavirus.

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Urticarial lesions, one of the skin conditions linked to the coronavirus.

In 19 per cent of cases, chilblain-like symptoms were present and described as “acral areas of erythema-edema with some vesicles or pustules”.

They were found on hands and feet, showing up as red or purple spots caused by bleeding under the skin.

It was found on younger COVID-19 patients suffering milder forms of the virus.

Another skin condition identified in the study were “vesicular eruptions” seen in 9 per cent of cases.

They are described as small, itchy blisters found on the trunk of the body and filling with blood, present in middle-aged patients.

“Urticarial lesions” were identified in 19 per cent of COVID-19 patients, likened to a nettle rash with pink or white raised areas of the skin.

An elderly man infected with Covid-19 is transferred by the Spanish Red Cross from the Pyrenees residence to another residence where there are only infected with Coronavirus on April 28, 2020 in Zaragoza, Spain.

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An elderly man infected with Covid-19 is transferred by the Spanish Red Cross from the Pyrenees residence to another residence where there are only infected with Coronavirus on April 28, 2020 in Zaragoza, Spain.

Small, flat and raised red bumps called “other maculopapules” were seen in 47 per cent of cases around hair follicles and compared to the common skin condition of pityriasis rosea.

The final skin condition identified from the research was called Livedo or necrosis, and was seen in just 6 per cent of cases.

They were caused by the impairment of circulation in the blood vessels of the skin and led to patients experiencing a blotchy red or blue appearance.

There have been more than 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 with more than 217,000 deaths.

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