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COVID 19 - Rash Breakout? Help

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michael63863
michael63863

27 year old man, Tacoma WA. Healthy and Athletic - about a month ago I broke out in significant hives for the first time in my life. It started on my hand and worked its way in patches up my arm down my entire side, my stomach and my entire thigh and leg was completely covered with hives. My tongue swelled up and I thought it was just allergies, because I’ve never dealt with this before but I do have allergies. I have asthma, and I had trouble breathing for about a week. One day The hives completely went away and my breathing was back to normal. I went to urgent care and ask them if this had any connection with the coronavirus and she said no, but there was no medication for me besides Benadryl. Now I’m seeing that dermatologists are seeing a tie between COVID-19 and skin conditions. I also had symptoms of a lack of taste and it sort of felt like my mouth was burned as if I ate something hot the day before. Although I feel better now, could it have been COVID-19 after all?

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 michael63863

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    this strain of coronavirus is so new that even the experts don’t know everything about it yet. It’s possible your breakout was related to that but it may not have been also. it could’ve been some allergic reaction.

    Regardless, I wanted to emphasize that if you EVER get the break out where your tongue starts to swell up, please get medical attention Immediately because as a former nurse I know that sometimes when the tongue swells during a reaction , the throat can also swell which can be life threatening.

    you May never find out if the rash was related to COVID-19 unless you eventually get the anti-body test.

    take care of yourself! ❤

  • rhonda59974
    rhonda59974 michael63863

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    Hi Michael

    Just to say about a month ago my husband had a slight cough for a couple of days but also woke one morning with hives all over!

    We thought it was a food allergy as he's always trying new supplements etc.

    It took 2 or 3 days to go away.

    No testing here for Corona at the time, so unsure, but since then have seen several reports in the news about skin issues.

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