COVID toes
noun
variants
or Covid toes
or less commonly COVID toe
or Covid toe
: an uncommon condition that occurs either as a symptom of COVID-19 or after an individual has recovered from the illness and that is characterized by swollen and discolored toes or sometimes fingers and that may be accompanied by blisters, raised bumps, itching, or burning sensations
The AAD [American Academy of Dermatology] says children, teenagers and young adults are most likely to develop COVID toes, although it can happen to anyone of any age.—Emery Winter
Shortly after the pandemic erupted last year, doctors were baffled by a surge of patients, mostly teenagers and young adults, who came in complaining of … painful lesions on their toes, and sometimes also on their fingers. The condition came to be called Covid toes.—Roni Caryn Rabin
What's especially strange about COVID toes is that it often occurs weeks after the initial COVID-19 exposure.—Joe Millitzer
While experts can't confirm why COVID toes appear, they have some educated guesses. One could be inflammation in the toes' tissue. … Another hypothesis is inflammation of the blood vessel wall, medically known as vasculitis.—Adrianna Rodriguez
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