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With 6 docs and counting dismissing the rash I suffered during COVID and the resulting lymphedema and pain, it was 'heartening' to see this come through the google alert I've set up on Long COVID. The locations shown are different than mine which were on the inside of my right ankle and thigh but look otherwise the same. Fortunately I saved photos of the rash that was never fully cleared after 2 ER, 1 Dermatologist, and 3 more since. If others have experienced a rash, this will be of interest. I have an appt. with a post-COVID study late this month and am glad to have this information;
COVID-19 Rash in Adults: Signs During & After Infection
https://www.verywellhealth.com/covid-rash-in-adults-8622706
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I didn't have Covid, but I got Cellulitis on my arm after my second injection.
I also developed some weird skin rashes, but they went away, all but one. It is not a painful rash though.
I also had "Covid arm" reaction with Pfizer vaccination. It went away in about 2 weeks. When I had Covid in late 2022, I had a maculopapular rash all over body which did subside eventually. My last booster was Novavax and I had no reaction whatsoever. Thank you for the link and wishing you some answers soon.
An article read today was about issues w/ the vaccinations. I had only minimal reaction to all of mine including the most recent 65+ booster. It's the COVID rash and results that continue to plague me.
I'm glad your rash subsided. Hoping there was no lasting impact.
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1 ReactionVery ironic posting. The tops of my feet, ties, and lower ankles are developing dark pigmentation. As i was to figure it out, your post came up!
I went to my doc who photographed it for my e-records and noted “possible covid rash aka Covid toes” after looking at some pictures at your link and looking at other sites.
I didn’t know it could be another long Covid “thing” or related to autoimmunity issues.
They said I was a “mystery” and referred me to a dermatologist. Curious about how this unfolds.
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1 ReactionWOW! If there are two of us in this group, and w/ the article, more, perhaps we can begin to gain attention to our condition. I was 'dismissed' as "it can't be COVID related" beginning in April 2023 w/ my first ER visits and then dermatologist and then podiatrist and PCP because "no one else"...blah blah blah.
Mine began with swelling of my right leg where the rash was - and then the other leg. No one used the term "lymphedema" until Feb. 2024. IF they had even considered it (since I'd never had leg and feet swelling before) and that the rash too appeared only after I'd had COVID (and took one dose and then had to stop Paxlovid bc of a reaction), the lymphedema could've been treated earlier.
Let's both keep posting as we learn more and as more research is found on this symptom.
btw: it was written in the last months that there are at least 200 symptoms considered to be "long COVID".
Saw a Derm and there’s a linkage to Covid and autoimmune related inflammation. From my discharge-
ASSESSMENT/PLAN:
1. Pigmented Purpuric Dermatosis (Schamberg's vs. Majocchis vs. Other)- discussed diagnosis, prognosis, etiology, and treatment with patient. There are no cures to this condition. The lesion may resolve spontaneously or become more numerous. Treatment with the over the counter herbal supplement rutoside has been shown to help. The patient should follow up if the lesions become itchy, painful, or ulcerative. Pt to treat with topical triamcinolone cream as below
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triamcinolone 0.1 % External Cream
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Sig: Apply bid to aa on feet bid x 3 weeks, take one week off then rpt as needed
I have had rough darkened patches on my hands and arms. I show to doctors and they are dismissive. I think they just think it’s old people skin. I know the difference.
I had an itchy rash on my back as I was getting over Covid, which cleared and has not returned.
How interesting - I too had a rash on my back before tests were available - and I think I may have had COVID very early on. I traveled for work 3/9-12/2020, when we all thought just gloves and handwashing would keep us safe. Planes, airports, conference - and all in close contact. After I was tired, had a sore throat and runny nose and then the rash on my back that lasted for months. Your post makes me think that I did have COVID then, and that it was the second case confirmed w/ a test in March 2023 that resulted in the leg rashes. Thanks for confirming it. And yes, doctors are dismissive of so many symptoms even when we know our bodies best and have symptoms never before we had COVID.
My back rash was at the very end of a three week bout of Covid. I can’t actually remember how long
the rash lasted, and in the whole scheme of things it wasn’t as bad as the rest. I had aches, fever, headcold like symptoms with loss of taste and smell. The third week was intestinal with a siege of vomiting. When I felt I was on the mend, the rash developed. All-in-all I was sick about three weeks, though never felt like I should go to the hospital.
Six weeks later we flew to Hawaii and my ears went out. I have hearing loss and “clogged” feeling ears. Gradually more odd symptoms have developed. Blurry vision, dizziness and the splotchy rough patches we’ve discussed.
It’s a weird, weird condition. I have been under multiple doctor’s care for over two years with no answers.