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Abstract The pandemic of the 21st century, COVID‐19 emerged in Wuhan, China and swiftly became a global phenomenon. The frontline barriers for preventing spread are hand hygiene and personal protective… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The pandemic of the 21st century, COVID‐19 emerged in Wuhan, China and swiftly became a global phenomenon. The frontline barriers for preventing spread are hand hygiene and personal protective equipment (PPE). The amplified hygiene practices and PPE as recommended have brought in its wake a second pandemic‐ a pandemic of dermatitis!. We reviewed the most prevalent types of iatrogenic skin damage among health‐care workers (HCWs), notably irritant, and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) to PPE and hand‐hygiene measures, as well as face mask induced pressure‐related skin damage.
Journal Title: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Year Published: 2020
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