Since April 2020, Dr Bataille has carried out research on COVID rashes in collaboration with researchers at King’s College and the biotech company Zoe (https://covid.joinzoe.com/data).

The data collected via the COVID symptom app in the UK has been invaluable for COVID research and rashes occur in 8% of COVID cases and in 21% of those, the rash was the only presentation. It is therefore important to recognise another important potential sign of COVID infection.

The manuscript is now published in the British Journal of Dermatology: Br J Dermatol. 2021 May;184(5):880-887. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19807. Epub 2021 Mar 2.PMID: 33448030 

Other Links to COVID rashes research:

• https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/skin-rash-should-be-considered-fourth-key-symptom-of-covid
• https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-15/skin-rash-should-be-considered-key-symptom-of-coronavirus-say-scientists
• https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-skin-rash-can-be-only-covid-19-symptom-and-should-be-fourth-key-sign-study-finds-12029116
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58801462
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/06/covid-toe-may-be-side-effect-immune-response-study
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-toe-symptoms-nhs-images-b1933129.html