“COVID toes”: A true viral phenomenon or a diagnosis without a leg to stand on?Capsule Summary

Jia C. Gao, MD; Alisen Huang, MD; Ankuri Desai, MD, PhD; Bijan Safai, MD; Shoshana Marmon, MD, PhD

JAAD International (Dec 2022)

“COVID toes”: A true viral phenomenon or a diagnosis without a leg to stand on?Capsule Summary

Jia C. Gao, MD,
Alisen Huang, MD,
Ankuri Desai, MD, PhD,
Bijan Safai, MD,
Shoshana Marmon, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Jia C. Gao, MD: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Alisen Huang, MD: Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York
Ankuri Desai, MD, PhD: Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York
Bijan Safai, MD: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Shoshana Marmon, MD, PhD: Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York; Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, New York; Department of Dermatology, Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Brooklyn, New York; Correspondence to: Shoshana Marmon, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Coney Island Hospital, 2601 Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11235.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9
pp. 1 – 6

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“COVID toes” is the colloquial name of chilblain-like lesions thought to be a sequela of COVID-19 infection. Over two years and approximately 300 publications later, this association remains controversial. Here, we summarize key clinical, serological, biological, histological, and immunological evidence that supports and rejects this relationship and discuss alternate theories underlying the pathogenesis of chilblain-like lesions.

Published in JAAD International

ISSN: 2666-3287 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dermatology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jaad-international

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