5 symptoms with your nails that may reveal if you are infected with the Corona virus
Amman Today
publish date 2021-08-17 16:45:08
Experts suggest that you can tell if you’ve had COVID-19 previously by looking at your nails.
A few strange changes to fingernails and toenails have occurred over the course of the epidemic.
Experts say nails are like skin in that they can give clues about a person’s health.
It is already known that skin problems affect up to 20% of those infected with “Covid-19”.
However, people rarely check their nails, and sometimes they are covered in nail polish in women, so they may not be aware of the subtle differences caused by the virus.
Toenails grow in cycles of about six months, so any change in appearance due to the Corona virus may be delayed.
Nail abnormalities can result from all kinds of problems, including vitamin deficiencies, skin conditions, diabetes, or trauma, such as closing a door on your hand.
But dermatologists note that it is no coincidence that a number of people have experienced nail changes after testing positive for Covid.
The experts wrote: “There is another part of the body where the virus appears to have an effect: the fingernails. Currently, the available evidence indicates that there is no association between the severity of Covid-19 infection and the type or extent of nail changes.”
Here are some signs to check to see if you have any problem:
1. Fonts
Some experts have suggested that COVID-19 survivors have horizontal streaks across the nails after infection.
This was highlighted by Professor Tim Spector, principal investigator of the main symptom study between King’s College London and health company ZOE.
This condition is known as Mays’ lines, and it can also be seen as a result of heart failure and infectious diseases such as malaria and lymphoma.
But with no other obvious causes, it could be the result of COVID-19.
A paper reported the case of a 47-year-old Spanish man last June, who developed thick white streaks in the center of his nails 45 days after he tested positive for “Covid-19”.
The researchers, from Spain, said they think such nail changes in the general public “may have gone unreported”.
2. Extrusion
Fine nail protrusions, medically called lover’s lines, have been reported in patients with “Covid-19”, which are horizontal or transverse indentations in the nail.
Canadian doctors recently described it in a 45-year-old man who had bumps on all his fingernails and toenails, about 5 mm from his nail bed.
Experts said that the status of the lover’s lines was reflective of the fact that the man tested positive for “Covid-19” three months ago.
3. Red crescent
Everyone has a crescent shape on their nail bed. In some people, this is marked in red after “Covid-19”.
“Multiple” cases were seen, according to American and Mexican researchers who described the case of a 37-year-old woman, who saw a red ribbon appearing in the form of a crescent just two days after the symptoms of “Covid-19” appeared. This only lasted for a week before returning to normal.
The researchers said it could be caused by inflammation in the blood vessels.
4. Orange tips for nails
The orange tips of the nail may be another sign of COVID-19.
This symptom was seen in an elderly woman who contracted the virus while in a nursing home in Italy.
The color did not develop until 16 weeks after her diagnosis and persisted for at least a month after that.
Experts said that they had conducted tests that proved the presence of antibodies to “Covid-19”, adding that the shape of the coloring indicates that the cause is “systemic”, that is, in this case, caused by a disease.
It is noted that nail abnormalities can provide useful information regarding underlying systemic diseases. For example, yellow nails and nail bed telangiectasias can be signs of COPD, while clubbing and dermatitis can be seen in viral infections. “.
5. Falling nails
It has also been hypothesized that nail loss (onychomadesis) is caused by a coronavirus infection.
It appears as if the nail has separated in two, and is believed to be caused by a temporary cessation of nail growth.
This condition has already been seen with other infections, most notably foot-and-mouth disease, autoimmune diseases, and medications.
One woman was described in the medical literature as the “first” to suffer from this condition after “Covid-19”, who was hospitalized for three months.
The documents said her old toenails had “break off” and new ones were growing from the base.
The researchers wrote: “The nails were thought to be a reservoir of the virus with the potential to play a role in transmission by some patients, although this is not yet clear.”
Source: The New York Post
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