Social isolation: main dermatosis and the impact of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the pattern of triggering and exacerbation of dermatological diseases between March and July 2020 and to compare this pattern to the corresponding period of 2019. Methods This was a quantitative, descriptive, comparative and documentary study that was carried out through the retrospective analysis of medical records (March to July 2019 and 2020) of individuals assisted at a private dermatology practice service located in the southern area of the city of São Paulo (SP). Results We evaluated 992 medical consultations in 2019 and 1,176 in 2020. In 2020, we observed a significant increase in cases of telogen effluvium (276%), psoriasis (1,400%), atopic dermatitis (178%), seborrheic dermatitis (200%), herpes zoster (1,200%) and vitiligo (433%). All diseases had stress as a possible initial trigger. In addition, fragile nail syndrome and contact dermatitis, pathologies associated with behavioral measures, also had an important increase in the prevalence (6,400% and 5,500%, respectively). However, the number of aesthetic procedures decreased by approximately 54% during the pandemic period. Conclusion During the pandemic period, the pattern of incidence of dermatoses had changed compared with the previous year. An emphasis was observed on diseases triggered by a psychological component, as well as those pathologies that have behavioral measures as the main cause. For this reason, the impacts of COVID-19 is greater than only among those infected.

Retalho retroauricular: um relato de caso / Retroauricular flap: case report

O carcinoma basocelular (CBC) pode acometer a região auricular em diversas localizações e tamanhos variados, com ou sem comprometimento de cartilagem. Algumas vezes, as ressecções são pequenas, e as reconstruções são simples. Outras vezes, em lesões maiores, as reconstruções são mais complexas, considerando-se a restrita quantidade de pele do local e a peculiaridade das estruturas envolvidas. Relatamos o caso de um retalho retroauricular estagiado em dois tempos, após a exérese de um CBC na face posterior do pavilhão auricular direito com comprometimento parcial da cartilagem, evoluindo com ótimo resultado estético e funcional, tanto do pavilhão auricular quanto da área doadora

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) can affect the auricular region in several locations and sizes, with or without cartilage involvement. Sometimes resections are small and reconstructions are simple. Other times, when the lesions are more extensive, reconstructions are more complex, considering the limited amount of skin in the area and the peculiarity of the structures involved. We report a case of a retroauricular flap staged in two stages, after the excision of a BCC on the posterior face of the auricle, with partial involvement of the cartilage, showing a great aesthetic and functional result both in the recipient and donor area.