Covid-19 patients may develop skin rashes and discoloration, studies find – CNN

The patients, ages 40 to 80, had discoloration of their skin as well as lesions called retiform purpura, according to the research report. Biopsies were performed for each patient and they showed that the patients had a type of vasculopathy, meaning that their blood vessels were affected.

The researchers -- from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College -- wrote in their report that the skin discoloration could represent partial occlusion or blockage of blood vessels, and the retiform purpura could represent full blockage.

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Covid-19 patients may develop skin rashes and discoloration, studies find - CNN