Diabetes-related major and minor amputation risk increased during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: Along with significant case transmission, hospitalizations, and mortality experienced during the global Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, there existed a disruption in the delivery of health care across multiple specialties. We studied the effect of the pandemic on inpatients with diabetic foot problems in a level-one trauma center in Central Ohio. Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients necessitating a consultation …

Could COVID Toes Be An Emerging Acro-Ischemia Symptom Of The COVID-19 Virus?

COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, causes a variety of clinical symptoms with the most common symptoms being a dry cough, fever, myalgia and fatigue.1 Less common symptoms include dyspnea, sputum production and diarrhea. However, as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the world, new information about the disease is emerging all the time. Read more