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SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023

Contact dermatitis caused by prevention measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review.

Huimiao Tang, Hao Wang, Michael R Hamblin, Lu Jiang, Yanjun Zhou, Yidan Xu, Xiang Wen

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Synthesis in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Huimiao TangDepartment of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hao WangLaboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Michael R HamblinLaser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, South Africa.
Lu JiangOutpatient Department of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yanjun ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yidan XuDepartment of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiang WenDepartment of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNUniversity of Johannesburg · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: During the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), health care workers wore personal protective equipment including masks, gloves and goggles for a long time. In order to reduce the transmission routes of the virus, public places were sprayed with disinfectant. Moreover, the body, hands and clothing were frequently disinfected and washed for hygiene purposes. Studies have shown that these practices could easily irritate the skin and damage the skin barrier. Long-term irritation or exposure to allergens may lead to the occurrence of contact dermatitis (CD). Methods: Subject headings were searched via the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and web of science databases: COVID-19; contact dermatitis; adverse skin reaction; PPE; dermatitis; mask; glory; hand hygiene, disinfection; face shield; goggle; protect cloth. A total of 246 and 646 articles were retrieved from the two databases, respectively. 402 articles remained after removing duplicates. Reviews, non-English articles, articles that could not be accessed to read or did not conform to our topic were excluded. Finally, a total of 32 cross-sectional studies, 9 case reports and 2 randomized controlled trials were included. Discussion: This article reviews reports of CD caused by various prevention and hygiene measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The amount of skin damage caused by COVID-19 prevention measures could be decreased by improved education about skin management.

Indexed as

COVID-19Dermatitis, ContactCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2United Statescontact dermatitisCOVID-19dermatologyhygienepersonal protective equipment

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PMID37546301
PMCPMC10400336
OpenAlexW4385068916

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