COVID toes

English Etymology en COVID-19 toe. From being first observed in children who tested positive for COVID-19 (en SARS-CoV-2 infection). Noun p en pathology informal neologism A en PIIRS post-inflammatory infectious response syndrome associated with en COVID-19, affecting mostly children, showing up as reddish or bluish swollen toes or fingers, with blisters or peeling skin. en January 14, 2020 COVID Toes Precision Foot and Ankle, P.A. https://precisionfootandanklefl.com/covid-toes/ COVID toes usually begin with the patient noticing red or purple discoloration of the toes, and in some cases the skin can become raised or develop ulcerations. https://web.archive.org/web/20260607011705/https://precisionfootandanklefl.com/covid-toes/ 7 June 2026 en April 21, 2020 Adrianna Rodriguez What are 'COVID toes'? Doctors discover symptom of coronavirus mostly seen in kids USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/21/coronavirus-covid-toes-may-symptom-covid-19-young-people/2994930001/ Doctors identified a new symptom of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, informally dubbed “COVID toes.” The presence of purple or blue lesions on a patient’s feet and toes puzzles infectious disease experts. https://web.archive.org/web/20261012002809/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/21/coronavirus-covid-toes-may-symptom-covid-19-young-people/2994930001/ 12 October 2026 en 2020 Hernandez, Claudia, and Anna L. Bruckner Focus on “COVID toes” JAMA dermatology 1003 Also known as pernio-like, pseudo-chilblain, acute acro-ischemia, and “COVID toes,” the pattern of acral lesions is described as erythematous to purple purpuric macules, papules, and/or vesicles. 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.2062 June 25 en 2021 Kashetsky, Nadia, Ilya M. Mukovozov, and James Bergman Chilblain-Like Lesions (CLL) Associated With COVID-19 (“COVID Toes”): A Systematic Review Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 10.1177/12034754211004575 April 13 Since April 2020 there has been a reported surge in the literature of chilblain-like lesions (CLL) coinciding with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This chilblain-like acral pattern, mainly affecting the toes, has been referred to as “COVID toes.” Synonyms en MIS-C North America en PIMS-TS Europe en PMIS en pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome en COVID-19 Kawasaki-like syndrome en COVID-19 Kawasaki-like disease Coordinate terms en HCoV-NH a virus thought associated with Kawasaki disease en Kawasaki disease Further reading en COVID-19