Unhealthy Indian society and it's implications

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 Health of Society is equally important as that of an individual. But outdated cultures and negative mindsets of people can affect the society's health and cause it to deteriorate. Take for instance, the love and worship of a male child in Indian society worldwide. This has not changed over the years despite laws being laid for gender equality under British colonial rule as well as self-rule.  Love and worship of male children In the regressive Indian culture, male child is valued while female children and women are just taken as a symbol of sex and reproduction. Despite women of today pursuing higher education and taking up important roles in the society and workforce, nothing substantial has changed for them at the home front.  Read here: How human milk banks in India are exploiting women in the name of nobility? Besides, such independent women in India are a minimum and cannot put forth their points assertively. And at home, they still continue to follow culture laid g...

Coronavirus infection and skin rashes!

The 3 most common symptoms of coronavirus affliction are fever, cough, and loss of smell. But there are a host of other symptoms that are observed during coronavirus infection. These include skin lesions of varying types and severity. 

Skin lesions and Covid-19

Coronavirus also causes skin lesions during the course of the disease. Lancet has reported that many patients had skin lesions as part of the disease. These occurred during the start of the disease or were spotted during the hospital stay. And the lesions did not correlate with disease severity. 

Skin rashes in coronavirus infection (Source: News Medical) 

The authors added that some of the patients with such lesions reported burning and/or itching at the site. These lesions were either as red rashes, or vesicles and blisters, or as urticaria or hives. In some, the researchers saw that the lesions began as erythematous-violaceous patches that later turned purpuric. They blistered and ulcerative to become necrotic and later healed. 

In another research, 21% of coronavirus patients had only skin rashes as the manifestos the disease.  17% of the patients had such skin lesions coming up first before the full-blown picture of coronavirus affliction in them. 

Types of skin lesions in coronavirus 

1. Erythematous rashes

2. Urticaria or hives. These are seen in all ages and associated with severe disease. They clear off in 10 days. 

3. Vesicles or blisters on body and also in some in oral cavity. Most occur in middle patients of coronavirus and are associated with medium severity. They resolve in 10 days. 

Acral lesions in coronavirus infection (Source: MDedge) 

4. Chilblains or Covid toes. This is common in children and adolescents and even occur with no or mild symptoms. The skin over the digits becomes discolored red or purple and is also painful and itchy. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), in collaboration with the American Academy of Dermatology and International League of Dermatologic Societies revealed that these occur more in cold air and when the skin is exposed to cold surfaces. 

5. Purpuric lesions

6. Ulcers with or without necrosis 

Skin lesions in children 

Hives in coronavirus infection (Source: First Post) 
Also, read on Latest about Astrazeneca Covid vaccine 

A study from Spain on 20 children showed that they had acral erythema (30%) dactylitis (20%), purpuric maculopapules (35%), and mixed pattern (15%). Some had lesions similar to pityriasis rosea and these were on the trunk, upper limbs, and peri umbilical regions. 

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