1. Multicenter study evaluating the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on
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Kartal, SP, Celik, G, Sendur, N, Aytekin, S, Serdaroglu, S, Dogan, B, Yazici, AC, Cicek, D, Borlu, M, Kacar, NG, Ozden, MG, Bayramgurler, D, Dogramaci, AC, Balci, DD, Saricaoglu, H, Serdar, ZA, Donmez, L, and Alpsoy, E
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COVID‐ 19 ,dermatology outpatients ,pandemic - Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on public health, whether directly or indirectly. The first case was seen in Turkey on March 11, and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic on March 12, 2020. The study aimed to document the effect of pandemic on dermatology outpatient clinics in Turkey. Fifteen tertiary hospitals from 13 provinces were included in the study, which was conducted between January 12 and May 12, 2020. The International Codes of Diseases (ICD-10) categories and patients' characteristics were evaluated before and after the pandemic. A total of 164 878 patients, 133 131 before and 31 747 after the pandemic, were evaluated. The daily hospital applications were found reduced by 77%. The three of the most frequent diagnoses; dermatitis, acne, and psoriasis remained unchanged after the pandemic. While the frequency of herpes zoster, scabies, urticaria, pityriasis rosea and sexually transmitted diseases increased significantly; allergic and irritant contact dermatitis decreased after the pandemic. The applications regarding cutaneous neoplasms were considerably reduced during the pandemic, and this effect was more pronounced in cities with higher COVID incidence. The pandemic caused a noteworthy reduction in the number of patients accessing dermatological care. The pandemic caused significant changes in the frequency of a wide range of dermatological diseases. The application of cutaneous neoplasms is considerably reduced after the pandemic, and this effect was more pronounced in cities where pandemics are frequent. Therefore, the pandemic has resulted on numerous impacts on many critical issues in dermatology and dermatological care. C1 [Kartal, Selda Pelin] Univ Hlth Sci Turkey, Dept Dermatol, Diskapi Educ & Res Hosp, Ankara, Turkey. [Celik, Gokcen] Yozgat State Hosp, Dermatol Clin, Yozgat, Turkey. [Sendur, Neslihan] Adnan Menderes Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Aydin, Turkey. [Aytekin, Sema] Univ Hlth Sci Turkey, Dept Dermatol, Haydarpasa Educ & Res Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey. [Serdaroglu, Server] Cerrrahpasa Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Istanbul, Turkey. [Dogan, Bilal] Univ Hlth Sci Turkey, Dept Dermatol, Abdulhamid Han Educ & Res Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey. [Yazici, Ayca Cordan] Mersin Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Mersin, Turkey. [Cicek, Demet] Firat Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Elazig, Turkey. [Borlu, Murat] Erciyes Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Kayseri, Turkey. [Kacar, Nida Gelincik] Pamukkale Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Denizli, Turkey. [Ozden, Muge Guler] Ondokuz Mayis Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Samsun, Turkey. [Bayramgurler, Dilek] Kocaeli Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Kocaeli, Turkey. [Dogramaci, Asena Cigdem] Mustafa Kemal Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Antakya, Turkey. [Balci, Didem Didar] Univ Hlth Sci Turkey, Dept Dermatol, Tepecik Educ & Res Hosp, Izmir, Turkey. [Saricaoglu, Hayriye] Uludag Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Bursa, Turkey. [Serdar, Zehra Asiran] Bahcesehir Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Istanbul, Turkey. [Donmez, Levent] Akdeniz Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Fac Med, Antalya, Turkey. [Alpsoy, Erkan] Akdeniz Univ, Dept Dermatol, Fac Med, Antalya, Turkey.
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