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A long Covid patient's legs turned blue after just 10 minutes of standing and according to Indian-origin researcher Dr Manoj Sivan, there is an urgent need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the coronavirus condition.. New research, published in the Lancet and authored by Sivan at the University of Leeds in the UK, focuses on the case of one 33-year man who developed acrocyanosis -- venous pooling of blood in the legs...
After 10 minutes the colour was much more pronounced, with the patient describing a heavy, itchy sensation in his legs..
"This was a striking case of acrocyanosis in a patient who had not experienced it before his Covid-19 infection," said Dr Sivan, Associate Clinical Professor and Honorary Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine...
"Patients experiencing this may not be aware that it can be a symptom of Long Covid and dysautonomia and may feel concerned about what they are seeing..
Long Covid affects multiple systems in the body and has an array of symptoms, affecting patients' ability to perform daily activities...
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