Hair loss can start months after an illness, so some patients aren’t even making the connection to their COVID infection.

A new study finds that some “long-hauler” COVID-19 patients may experience prolonged skin symptoms, with one patient reporting “COVID toes” for as long as 150 days. “COVID toes,” are red, sore and sometimes itchy swellings on toes that look like chilblains, something doctors normally see on the feet and hands of people who’ve spent a long time outdoors in the cold. “In particular, we saw that with chilblains, also known as COVID toes, where they’ve been having skin symptoms for more than 60 days.”According to TODAY’s report, one patient reported “COVID toes” for over 130 days and another reported it for more than 150 days. Other skin symptoms include hives, lasting about five days, and scaly papule and plaques lasting for about 20 days. Freeman said about 16% of patients with “COVID toes” were hospitalized.