Social isolation: main dermatosis and the impact of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Einstein (Sao Paulo)
; 20: eAO6320, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2026532
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the pattern of triggering and exacerbation of dermatological diseases between March and July 2020 and to compare this pattern to the corresponding period of 2019.METHODS:
This was a quantitative, descriptive, comparative and documentary study that was carried out through the retrospective analysis of medical records (March to July 2019 and 2020) of individuals assisted at a private dermatology practice service located in the southern area of the city of São Paulo (SP).RESULTS:
We evaluated 992 medical consultations in 2019 and 1,176 in 2020. In 2020, we observed a significant increase in cases of telogen effluvium (276%), psoriasis (1,400%), atopic dermatitis (178%), seborrheic dermatitis (200%), herpes zoster (1,200%) and vitiligo (433%). All diseases had stress as a possible initial trigger. In addition, fragile nail syndrome and contact dermatitis, pathologies associated with behavioral measures, also had an important increase in the prevalence (6,400% and 5,500%, respectively). However, the number of aesthetic procedures decreased by approximately 54% during the pandemic period.CONCLUSION:
During the pandemic period, the pattern of incidence of dermatoses had changed compared with the previous year. An emphasis was observed on diseases triggered by a psychological component, as well as those pathologies that have behavioral measures as the main cause. For this reason, the impacts of COVID-19 is greater than only among those infected.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dermatitis, Atopic
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Einstein (Sao Paulo)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Einstein_journal
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