newsGP – Should patients with new onset of chilblains get tested for COVID-19? – RACGP

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Dermatologists say at the very least, these patients require a thorough history taking for COVID-19 symptoms and potential contacts.
Doctors have seen a noted increase in perniosis this winter.
‘I have seen a noted increase in perniosis this winter, and so have my colleagues. But whether perniosis is an early sign of COVID-19 I think is very controversial.’That is Melbourne-based dermatologist Dr Jack Green.He is talking to newsGP about the increased incidence of perniosis, commonly k…

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