Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tertiary-care university dermatology outpatient clinic and dermatology procedures

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aimed to determine the changes in patient characteristics, disease prevalence, and dermatology procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the demographic data, diagnoses, and dermatology procedures of the patients who visited an outpatient dermatology clinic between March 1, 2018, and December 31, 2021. Changes in the number of patients, the patterns of diagnosis, and the dermatology procedures were analyzed.