Open AccessThe mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence‐based medicine on its head
Author(s) -
Bristow Ivan R.,
Borthwick Alan M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/s13047-020-00408-w
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , head (geology) , coronavirus infections , pandemic , betacoronavirus , virology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , disease , outbreak , paleontology
The recent and rapid emergence of COVID‐19 infection has led to a flood of publications describing all aspects of the disease and its presentation. The appearance of chilblain‐like lesions, in children and young adults has particularly caught the attention of healthcare professionals with an interest in the foot. With such a novel infection, demand for information is high at a time when evidence is scarce. Consequently, there has been a renaissance in the publication of case studies. This type of research, previously relegated from many mainstream journals, as a low level source of evidence, has permitted the rapid reporting, publication and dissemination of much needed clinical data which can be used as a foundation to inform further research and investigations about a new global infection.