The skin condition known as Covid toe may be a side-effect of the immune system’s response to fighting off the virus, according to a study.The symptom results in chilblain-like inflammation and redness on the hands and feet, with the condition sometimes lasting for months at a time. It typically develops within a week to four weeks of being infected and can result in toes and fingers becoming swollen or changing colour...Concerns were raised in the opening months of the pandemic that so-called Covid toe was one of the non-recognised symptoms of infection, after patients in several countries reported the condition even though, in some cases, they displayed none of the usual symptoms...Dr Veronique Bataille, a consultant dermatologist and spokesperson for the British Skin Foundation, said Covid toe was seen very frequently during the early phase of the pandemic, but had been less common in the current Delta variant wave.She said that might be down to more people being vaccinated or having some protection against Covid from past infections. “Presentations after vaccination are much rarer.”
Basically a peripheral vasculopathy. Worth emphasizing that this is a complication of coronavirus infection, not a side effect of immunization. More information at the Guardian source and the British Journal of Dermatology.
Interesting. The day after I received my 2nd vaccination (Moderna) last February, my hands and feet were tingly and numb for a couple of weeks, and one of my pinkies swelled up and was painful (like arthritis). Just this month my pinky is almost back to normal.
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