Doctors discovered a new coronavirus symptom that patients didn’t even know they had

[Chris Smith]

• Doctors in Spain think they found a new coronavirus symptom that can easily go undiagnosed even in hospitalized patients.
• A mouth rash, or enanthem, appeared in roughly 30% of a small cohort of confirmed COVID-19 patients who also displayed skin rashes.
• The CDC doesn't list skin rashes of any kind on its official COVID-19 symptoms, while the WHO says that skin rashes are less common in coronavirus patients.

What makes the novel coronavirus so hard to diagnose without a proper test is the fact that the virus doesn't cause many unique symptoms. The sudden loss of smell and taste stands out as an odd COVID-19 sign, but all the others are shared between various medical conditions. Fevers, coughs, and diarrhea can have different etiologies, and they're not indicative of COVID-19 even though that might be the first thing that goes through your mind these days. Add to that the fact that not all COVID-19 patients display the exact same clinical COVID-19 development, with many people experiencing no symptoms or a mild version of the illness, and clinical diagnosis is virtually impossible. That's why testing is needed and has to be increased so we can find, isolate, and treat patients as fast as possible and prevent them from spreading COVID-19 to others.

With that in mind, doctors in Spain think they've found a new coronavirus symptom that everyone has been missing until now. It's not listed on the CDC or WHO webpages for the novel coronavirus for the time being. And, as you might have guessed, it won't be enough on its own to help physicians diagnose the illness any faster.

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