Some ‘Long-Covid’ patients experience skin rashes for up to five months, study warns

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While many Covid-19 patients only experience symptoms for a couple of days, others are left with debilitating side effects for years. This has widely become known as ‘Long-Covid’, and now a new study has warned that some Long-Covid patients experience skin rashes for up to five months. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have analysed 990 Long-Covid cases from 39 countries and found that on average, patients experienced dermatological symptoms for 12 days.

However, some people reported skin issues for up to 150 days. These skin issues ranged from hives to chillblains, while several patients experienced ‘Covid toes’. Dr Esther Freeman, who led the study, said: "Our registry identified a previously unreported subset of patients with longstanding skin symptoms from COVID-19. “We highlight patients with pernio/chilblains, also known as COVID toes, who have had symptoms for as long as 150 days.