Covid toes, rashes, hair loss: Eight ways coronavirus can affect your skin

As the pandemic progresses, we’re growing increasingly aware COVID-19 affects multiple parts of the body beyond the lungs. That includes the skin.

We’ve seen reports of skin symptoms ranging from “COVID toes” to hair loss, and different types of rashes.

Some skin symptoms appear soon after infection, while others arise later or in more severe disease. Most get better with time.

Researchers are also beginning to work out what causes these skin conditions, whether it’s the body’s immune response to infection, or whether hormones are involved.

Here are some of these symptoms, from