Sina Shahabi; Ifa Etesami; Amirhossein Shahabi; Yasamin Kalantari; Robabeh Abedini; Maryam Daneshpazhooh
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Background: With the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many people were affected worldwide.This study evaluated patients’ characteristics and skin diseases at a Dermatology Emergency Unit (DEU) of a university skin hospital in Tehran, Iran, during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
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Background: With the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many people were affected worldwide.This study evaluated patients’ characteristics and skin diseases at a Dermatology Emergency Unit (DEU) of a university skin hospital in Tehran, Iran, during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also compared the results with those of a previous study performed at the same DEU in 2017.Methods: The data of all patients presented to the DEU during the first four months of the pandemic in Iran (February to June 2020) were studied, and variables such as age, sex, complaints, and finaldiagnosis were collected.Results: A total of 3,745 patients (50.3% male) were studied. Infections (32.4%), dermatitis (20.5%), and urticaria (16.8%) were the most prevalent diagnoses in both genders. Infections were significantly more frequent in males (P < 0.001), while urticaria was more common in females (P < 0.001). The highest number of visits occurred between 12:00–18:00 (34.0%) and most patients were between 18–44 years old (48.8%).Conclusion: With the growing number of COVID-19 cases, the DEU of our skin hospital was involved as part of the medical community in screening COVID-19 patients. Compared to the previous study, the general framework of common causes of DEU visits was very similar to that of the non-pandemic era, although a significant increase in the proportion of dermatitis cases was observed. Likewise, the proportion of non-skin complaints was significantly higher, reflecting the public concern about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zeinab Aryanian; Azar Shirzadian; Faezeh Bakhshinasab; Soheil Ebrahim Pour; Arefeh Babazadeh; Zeinab Mohseni Afshar; Azadeh Goodarzi; Zahra Nikyar; Parvaneh Hatami
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Background: During the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we witnessed an increased incidence of contact dermatitis in the hands and other body areas of healthcare workers secondary to using antiseptics and personal protective equipment. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence ...
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Background: During the recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we witnessed an increased incidence of contact dermatitis in the hands and other body areas of healthcare workers secondary to using antiseptics and personal protective equipment. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of skin lesions in healthcare workers in hospitals affiliated with Babol University of Medical Sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, the healthcare workers of Ayatollah Rouhani, Shahid Yahya Nejad, and Shahid Beheshti hospitals in Babol, Iran, were asked to fill out information collection forms about cutaneous lesions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Results: Three hundred healthcare workers were included in the study. Skin lesions were seen in 240 patients (80%), and the hands were the most common site of involvement (36.7%). Skin lesions in healthcare workers had no statistically significant relationship with the variables of age (P = 0.84), sex (P = 0.52), and COVID-19-dedicated wards (P = 0.16). However, skin lesions were more common in those with more working hours (P = 0.01) and increased handwashing frequency (P < 0.001).Conclusion: The present study showed a high prevalence of skin lesions among hospital healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, preventive measures are recommended.