Published 05:11 IST, July 17th 2020

Mouth rashes listed as possible COVID-19 symptom, doctors call for more in-depth studies

The new study that identified rashes inside of the mouth as a possible symptom of COVID-19 was published in JAMA Dermatology on July 15.

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Spanish doctors have recently found out that COVID-19 may have ar symptom that was previously t kwn. While skin rashes were a commonly kwn symptom of COVID-19, doctors have w discovered that some infected patients have also been experiencing rashes inside of mouth.

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New symptom discovered

As per reports, rashes are clinically kwn as enanm and are common in patients that are suffering from viral infections like COVID-19. new study that identified rashes inside of mouth as a possible symptom of COVID-19 was published in JAMA Dermatology on July 15.

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According to reports, researchers led by Dr. Juan Jimenez-Cauhe from University Hospital Ramon y Cajal in Madrid examined 21 patients who were diagsed with COVID-19 infection in April and found that six of se patients had rashes on inside of ir mouth. of patients infected with rash ranged from 40 to 69 while study also revealed that four of six patients with rashes were women.

study has indicated that more in-depth studies on COVID-19 infection and its symptoms is needed.  time frame during which rashes are believed to occur in infected patients is extremely varied and enanm does t seem to be a reaction to medication given to infected persons. COVID-19 pandemic started in China late last year and has since n infected over 13.6 million people with a death toll of 586,423 worldwide.

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05:11 IST, July 17th 2020