Overzealous hand hygiene during the COVID 19 pandemic causing an increased incidence of hand eczema among general population

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, JK Medical College and LN Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
² Department of Dermatology, MVP's Dr VP Medical College and Hospital and Research Center, Nashik, India. Electronic address: manojpawar624@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Dermatology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, India.

Comment

Mehak Singh et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;83(1):e37-e41.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.047. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

¹ Department of Dermatology, JK Medical College and LN Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
² Department of Dermatology, MVP's Dr VP Medical College and Hospital and Research Center, Nashik, India. Electronic address: manojpawar624@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Dermatology, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, India.

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The fear of COVID-19 infection is the main cause of the new diagnoses of hand eczema: Report from the frontline in Milan.
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