Trends in dermatological practice in work with patients with skin diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic: our experience and observations.
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat
; 31(2): 71-73, 2022 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1904952
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many areas of life, including habits and trends in dermatological practice and dermatology patients' lifestyles. This article presents cases of patients infected with COVID-19, patients that developed lesions due to pandemic-related public health measures affecting the skin, and those that developed skin lesions after COVID-19 vaccination. One case concerned a female patient with widespread urticaria that had repeatedly gone to emergency rooms and had been administered corticosteroids and antihistamines for an undiagnosed COVID-19 infection that had been triggering her urticaria outbreaks. Another patient complained of urticaria outbreaks and was examined and treated multiple times at emergency rooms until a dermatological follow-up determined he was suffering from dysmorphophobia. Among those with lesions due to frequent hygiene during the pandemic, we examined a female with contact dermatitis triggered by repeated and prolonged contact with hand disinfectant. Another patient presented with a phototoxic reaction on the neck after using hand disinfectant. In addition, we saw widespread lesions on a patient that reported recently being vaccinated against COVID-19. Finally, in an effort to prevent COVID-19 transmission, we believe that a first-time onset of non-specific exanthema indicates COVID-19 testing because it may be an early indicator of viral infection.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Skin Diseases
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Urticaria
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Hand Sanitizers
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat
Journal subject:
Dermatology
/
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Croatia
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