I am glad to see more data being collected on additional symptoms of covid-19. I believe I had the coronavirus in January and I had a rash like chicken pox all over my torso, front and back, in addition to high fever, cough, nausea, etc.

The CDC had the urgent care center swab my nasal passages with that super long swab, but sadly, my test was canceled, because I didn't meet the super strict criteria, and also I believe the tests we had in my state were defective. They did rule out measles and many other diseases, so there's not much else left it could have been.

I have no knowledge whether I had it or not, but suspect I did, long before the first reported case in the U.S., so am eagerly awaiting the anti-body testing to become available.

Glad to know I'm not the only person reporting a skin rash as a symptom. It lasted 10 days, and didn't itch. The mystery illness kept me down for several weeks, and was the worst illness I've ever battled in my life. Glad I self quarantined longer than the 7 days the CDC suggested. I wouldn't wish whatever I had on anybody.

It seems to be a growing epidemic that anecdotal information is being presented as reliable fact, albeit skipping the entire research process, and done in such a way that the average Joe bites it hook, line, and sinker. It's equally concerning that we're seeing a concurrent dumbing down of regulations and processes within the medical field during a global pandemic related to an emerging infectious disease. Before long, anecdotal evidence will hold the same weight as a double blind controlled study.