Abstract
Objective: Favipiravir is recommended for treatment of COVID-19 by the Turkey National Treatment Guideline for COVID-19. It has been widely used for COVID-19 infected patients in Turkey. Fluorescence of the nails with certain topical and systemic drugs with Wood’s lamp was and reported in the English literature. This study is designed to determine the fluorescence effect of favipiravir in the nails of COVID-19 patients.Materials and Methods: Eighty five patients with COVİD-19 infection who were treated with favipiravir and/or hydroxychloroquine and 50 healthy volunteers’ nails were examined by Wood’s lamp. Fluorescence and therapeutic interest were recorded. Data were compared.Results: Seventy one of the patients (83.5%) had fluorescent nails under UV radiation in the patient group, where no fluorescence was observed in the healthy control group.Conclusion: Fluorescence of the nails in the patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection who were treated with favipiravir is a common finding.
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