Professor Tim Spector, principal investigator of the Zoe COVID Symptom Study app, shared a photo of the phenomenon on Twitter, suggesting COVID nails are “increasingly being recognized as the nails recover after infection and the growth recovers, leaving a clear line.
Also known as Beau’s lines, the horizontal grooves or indentations appear in the nail plate and can be caused by the interruption of growth to your nail due to injury or illness. Spector noted that, in COVID patients, they can occur without the presence of skin rashes and appear to be harmless. Case reports published in health journals have noted the phenomenon has been recorded in COVID patients elsewhere.
Dr. Tanya Bleiker, president of the British Association of Dermatologists, told HuffPost UK it’s something dermatologists are witnessing in COVID patients, too.
“These changes have long been recognized as ‘Beau’s lines’ and are transverse indents in the nail of many, or all, fingernails and sometimes toenails,” she says.
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Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Fatigue Muscle or body aches Headache New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea Look for emergency warning signs for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs, seek emergency medical care immediately Trouble breathing Persistent pain or pressure in the chest New confusion In ability to wake or stay awake Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone
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