skin rashes in children with the covid They alert the parents. Recent concerns have arisen from photos published in the British Medical Journal case reports showing a baby covered in red spots. The skin symptoms explain the experts are well documented and in every fifth case a symptom. They range from bruises to mouth ulcers to eczema on the feet.
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In particular, the doctors of the Dona Estefania Hospital in Lisbon, in Portugal, they described the case of a child whose skin was covered with multiple red bruises. The 14monthold baby was taken to the hospital by his parents, who said the baby had been vomiting and had a fever for two days. Shortly after, he tested positive for Covid and no other respiratory viruses. And he showed no other respiratory symptoms like sneezing or coughing. Under observation the next day he developed a rash first on his face and then on his abdomen, chest, hands and feet.
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The baby had spots on his face, they looked like bruises caused by small blood vessels bleeding under the skin. Thankfully, there was no evidence the rash caused the baby pain, which then slowly improved over three days as the baby was given antibiotics. Final recovery took two weeks.
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Doctors said the rashes were an unusual side effect of Covid. “Although a rash is less common in someone infected with the virus, it can last longer and even require medical attention,” the experts said.