The mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence-based medicine on its head
Abstract 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 a...
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| description | Abstract 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00a17cf09b284ef9bf3f85753b1845bd2024-02-03T00:16:07ZengBMCJournal of Foot and Ankle Research1757-11462020-06-011311210.1186/s13047-020-00408-wThe mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence-based medicine on its headIvan R. Bristow0Alan M. Borthwick1Visiting Fellow, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of SouthamptonEmeritus Professor, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of SouthamptonAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-020-00408-wCOVID-19Evidence based medicineCase study |
| spellingShingle | Ivan R. Bristow Alan M. Borthwick The mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence-based medicine on its head Journal of Foot and Ankle Research COVID-19 Evidence based medicine Case study |
| title | The mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence-based medicine on its head |
| title_full | The mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence-based medicine on its head |
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| title_short | The mystery of the COVID toes – turning evidence-based medicine on its head |
| title_sort | mystery of the covid toes turning evidence based medicine on its head |
| topic | COVID-19 Evidence based medicine Case study |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13047-020-00408-w |
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