Soon after the onset of covid-19, the toes of covid-19 infected people began to show more frostbite. The amount of experience has exceeded the typical incidence rate of frostbite that you can imagine. The person suffering from covid-19 with frostbite usually happens with the person who does not suffer from frostbite and is generally in the environment with little frostbite. In some cases, these frostbite occur before other signs of infection.

After these early findings, the data confirmed that the incidence rate of toe frostbite in covid-19 patients had increased, and that there was a disease called “COVID toe”. The mechanism study after the preliminary study has yielded contradictory results. Some research groups have identified indicators of inflammation in frostbite that are directly related to the disease process of novel coronavirus. Other studies have not well confirmed the physiological relevance. The reason for the high incidence rate of frostbite is actually not the inflammation related process of covid-19, but the behavior changes during the blockade. People use shoes for a short time, but spend a lot of time in air-conditioned families, so the risk of typical frostbite is higher than that of frostbite directly related to novel coronavirus. Obviously, as people are infected with novel coronavirus, frostbite often happens.

The symptoms of covid-19 toes are no different from the frostbite common in traditional cold environments. These symptoms usually appear as red skin itching and pain, and become dark blue. Distinguishing between daily frostbite and covid-19 toes can be a difficult task. In fact, the only way to judge is that usually frostbite patients also have covid-19 indicators. There is no difference between covid-19 toe treatment and typical frostbite treatment. Keep feet warm, use lotion to easily promote blood circulation and wait for frostbite to improve.