Skin reactions to non-glove personal protective equipment: an emerging issue in the COVID-19 pandemic

M Gheisari^{1

2}, F Araghi¹, H Moravvej¹, M Tabary³, S Dadkhahfar¹

Affiliations

¹ Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Dermatology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
³ School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

M Gheisari et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;34(7):e297-e298.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.16492. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

M Gheisari^{1

2}, F Araghi¹, H Moravvej¹, M Tabary³, S Dadkhahfar¹

¹ Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Dermatology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
³ School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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