HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A group of researchers from the United Kingdom said skin rashes should be considered a fourth key symptom of COVID-19. Other key symptoms include cough, fever, or anosmia (loss of smell).
A study led by King's College London used data from a COVID-19 Symptoms Study app with 336,000 users. Nearly nine percent of people who reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 had a skin rash.
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In a separate survey, 12,000 people with skin rashes were either confirmed to have COVID-19 or suspected they had the virus. Another 21% said the rash was their only symptom.
If you think you may have COVID-19, doctors said it's best to self-isolate and get tested. They recommend you only go to the emergency room if you're having difficulty breathing, experiencing chest pains, or other severe symptoms.
"Unless you have symptoms that you feel are life-threatening, rashes that come along with a fever or if you're feeling unwell, those are things or types of rashes that I would expect somebody to come to the emergency department for," said Dr. Theresa Tran, the assistant professor of emergency management at Baylor College of Medicine.
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The study highlights the following three rash categories associate with COVID-19:
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