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Dryness, itching and 'Covid feet', 6 signs that 'Omicron' gives to the skin

Dryness, itching and 'Covid feet', 6 signs that 'Omicron'

Infected with Covid-19 show a range of problems where the most typical for the virus are high fever and persistent cough. Some of those infected also lost their taste and smell, had severe headaches and muscle fatigue.

However, what has been noticed recently, mainly in those infected with the 'Omicron' variant, are some signs that the virus leaves on the skin of the infected person that can be taken as an allergy.

Dermatologist Monika Fida, speaking for RTSH, has shown some of the signals that 'Omicron' gives to the skin from where we understand that we need one more examination to see if or not we are carriers of the virus.

"Despite the fact that the patient may not be aware that he carries this type of virus and is infected with Omicron, he may present manifestations on the skin that are an alarm to be directed to further examinations. "Drying of the skin, itching, drying of the lips, elements on the lips, elements on the skin and on the other hand have been infected with Omicron", said the demartologist.

Dermatology also points to the 'Covid' foot problem that is often encountered in infected patients. "Covid fingers where the nails or fingers appear more swollen. "Differently similar to morthin" , said Fida.

Fida pointed out that some of the signs may be contagious, but still depend on immunity and the individual himself. "Some of these are contagious," he said. "But the manifestations are different in different individuals depending on the degree of immunity of the individual" , added dermatology.

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