Virologist Skulachev: skin may turn blue in severe coronavirus
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Maxim Skulachev, a leading researcher at Lomonosov Moscow State University, virologist, molecular biologist, said that with a severe course of coronavirus, an infected person's skin may begin to turn blue. He spoke about this in an interview with the URA.RU portal.
According to the biologist, blue discoloration is a consequence of impaired blood oxygenation, lung function or pulmonary edema. “This condition can be predicted with a pulse meter. When oxygenation falls below a certain level, urgently call an ambulance and not lead to cyanosis. This is a severe COVID-19. This is immediate hospitalization, resuscitation, ”said the specialist.
Skulachev believes that it is possible to save such a patient – you need to be treated with oxygen, artificial ventilation of the lungs and certain drugs. Doctors are good at “pulling out” most oxygen-deficient patients, he added.
Earlier, the Russian immunologist Nikolai Kryuchkov explained the long-term persistence of coronavirus in the human body, calling it rather an exception. According to the specialist, this can happen due to the fact that the immune system, for some reason, cannot cope with the virus. He also stressed that this mostly happens against the background of chronic diseases, when the virus introduces an imbalance in the body, and the internal systems are not able to “cleanse” it.
