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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stress-related Dermatologic Diseases
- Source :
- Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica, Volume 30, Issue 3
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica, 2022.
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Abstract
- The number and variety of patients admitted to hospitals have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes have also affected dermatology clinics. The pandemic has had an adverse effect on the psychol- ogy of people by negatively affecting their quality of life. Patients who were admitted to the Bursa City Hospital Dermatology Clinic between July 15, 2020 and October 15, 2020 and from July 15, 2019 to October 15, 2019 were includ- ed in this study. The data of patients were gathered retrospectively by review- ing the electronic medical records and International Classification Diseases (ICD-10) codes. Our results showed that, despite the decrease in the total number of applications, a significant increase was observed in the frequency of stress-related dermatological diseases such as psoriasis (P0.05, for all). There was a significant decrease in the telogen effluvium rate during the pandemic (P
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
stress
outpatient
dermatology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18476538 and 1330027X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......951..bb418f79d1999f6b1aad3506a49900c0