Occupational Dermatoses Related to Personal Protective Equipment Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The recent coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the dramatic rise in use of personal protect equipment (PPE) among healthcare providers and the general public. Herein we discuss the various occupational dermatoses including allergic and irritant contact dermatitis, acne, seborrheic dermatitis, and rosacea related to frequent handwashing, disinfecting of surfaces, and prolonged wear of various PPE including face masks, gloves, and gowns. We provide an overview of published PPE-associated occupational dermatoses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss prevention strategies and treatment options to help patients with these complaints.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Dermatol Clin

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Dermatol Clin

Title: Dermatologic Clinics

Publisher: Elsevier Inc.

ISSN (Print): 0733-8635

ISSN (Electronic): 1558-0520

Publication date PMC-release: 31 May 2021

Publication date (Electronic): 31 May 2021

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[1 ]Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19131

[2 ]Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114

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[∗ ]Corresponding Author: JiaDe Yu, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology Department of Dermatology Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Boston, MA 02114 Tel: 617-726-2914 Fax: 617-726-7768

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Publisher Item ID: S0733-8635(21)00046-2

DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2021.05.009

PMC ID: 8165076

PubMed ID: 34556245

SO-VID: 65203cdc-19d1-42db-a1a9-dd46f0ff49ac

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Since January 2020 Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre - including this research content - immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active.

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