New symptoms!Purple masses may appear in the feet of young patients with novel coronavirus

According to media reports, the well-known symptoms of novel coronavirus pneumonia include fever, cough, etc. However, a Spanish medical research team recently found that patients'feet may have special symptoms - purple patches similar to varicella or measles.

The General Council of Spain's Official College of Podiatry said purple patches were found on the feet of some patients with new crown pneumonia, resembling varicella, measles or chilblain, which usually appear on the toes.After healing, the color patches on the feet disappear without scarring.

The group says a large number of these symptoms have now been found in young patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia in Italy, France and Spain.The symptoms were initially found in the feet of children and adolescents, and later in the feet of some adult patients.According to the Daily Mail, one in five patients in an Italian hospital can see similar signs of abrasion or breakage in their feet.

Previously, the International Federation of Podiatrists published a report on a 13-year-old boy, one of the first cases of this condition.The lesion on the boy's foot was initially thought to have been bitten by a spider, but later he showed signs of new corona pneumonia.

However, experts also pointed out that due to the rush of time, there is currently insufficient scientific research evidence to validate this view.At present, the General Council of the Spanish Official College of Podiatry has called on medical staff to pay attention to the patient's foot lesions as possible early symptoms of infection with the novel coronavirus.Parents are also advised to isolate their children if they have similar signs of abrasion or breakage on their feet.

In addition to fever and cough, special symptoms, including diarrhea, testicular pain, loss of taste and smell, have been found in some patients with neocoronary pneumonia.Earlier, Hopkins, chairman of the British Rhinological Association, and the British Otolaryngological Association issued a joint statement on March 21, saying that "in South Korea, China and Italy, there is ample evidence that a large number of newly diagnosed coronavirus-infected people have symptoms of anosmia and hypoolusia" and should be promptly isolated even without other symptoms.In addition, some patients in China also experienced severe headache and dizziness.