Keep an eye out for it.
While Covid-19 is something that many people recover from within a couple of weeks, or at most, 12 weeks according to the NHS, for some people it just isn’t that simple. For some people they enter into post Covid-19 syndrome, or, ‘Long Covid’.
Long Covid is a new condition which is still being studied but the most common symptoms include extreme tiredness, feeling short of breath, loss of smell, and muscle aches. Other noted symptoms that can occur after a Covid-19 condition include brain fog, insomnia, dizziness, joint pain and mental health problems.This week, it’s been revealed that scientists at the University of Leeds have discovered a new symptom of the condition.
He added that if he lay down, his legs would return to their normal colour and other symptoms would subside., co-author of the study Dr Manoj Sivan said, “Patients experiencing this may not be aware that it can be a symptom of long Covid and dysautonomia, and may feel concerned about what they are seeing. Similarly, clinicians may not be aware of the link between acrocyanosis and long Covid.