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Scientists detect virus on swollen toes of pediatric patients who tested negative for disease
Alyssa McMurtry |25.06.2020
OVIEDO, Spain
Spanish researchers for the first time demonstrated the presence of the novel coronavirus in human skin after examining samples from pediatric patients with so-called "COVID toes."
Scientists at the Nino Jesus Hospital in Madrid published their findings in the peer-reviewed British Journal of Dermatology this week.
Beginning during the chaotic peak of the pandemic in Spain at the end of April, the study observed that in just one week, more than 30 children with skin lesions were rushed to the hospital's emergency room.
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In this study, all seven patients, aged 11-17, whose skin was analyzed, tested negative for COVID-19 in a PCR test.
The researchers later detected viral particles within the inner layer of the blood vessels found in their skin samples.
The research also suggests that COVID-19 caused these lesions by damaging the circulatory system, something also seen in patients with thrombosis, or blood clots.
Alyssa McMurtry |25.06.2020
OVIEDO, Spain
Spanish researchers for the first time demonstrated the presence of the novel coronavirus in human skin after examining samples from pediatric patients with so-called "COVID toes."
Scientists at the Nino Jesus Hospital in Madrid published their findings in the peer-reviewed British Journal of Dermatology this week.
Beginning during the chaotic peak of the pandemic in Spain at the end of April, the study observed that in just one week, more than 30 children with skin lesions were rushed to the hospital's emergency room.
...
In this study, all seven patients, aged 11-17, whose skin was analyzed, tested negative for COVID-19 in a PCR test.
The researchers later detected viral particles within the inner layer of the blood vessels found in their skin samples.
The research also suggests that COVID-19 caused these lesions by damaging the circulatory system, something also seen in patients with thrombosis, or blood clots.
