Many late effects of a corona infection are already known. These include physical symptoms such as joint pain or heart problems, but also complaints such as concentration problems or tiredness. In addition to the number of those who have recovered, the number of those affected with late effects is also increasing and more and more after-effects are becoming known.
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Covid finger: possible consequence of a corona infection
It is now known that a corona infection can also affect the blood vessels and trigger thrombosis , for example. Experts are now talking about the so-called Corona or Covid fingers . The expression can be traced back to a corona case in Italy, in which an affected woman had to have three fingers amputated as a result of an infection with the corona virus. The fingers of the 86-year-old could no longer be properly supplied with blood because the corona viruses had attacked the blood vessels . As a result, three of the fingers turned black and had to be removed. Experts suspect that the damage to the vessels occurs as a result of an immune reaction that attacks healthy tissue.
Amputation in Italy not an isolated case
The phenomenon of Covid fingers already appeared last year. In the summer, American media reported on a man whose fingers had to be amputated as a result of a corona infection.
