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. 2020 Oct;34(10):e563-e566.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.16710. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Iatrogenic dermatitis in times of COVID-19: a pandemic within a pandemic

R Bhatia  1 , T Sindhuja  2 , S Bhatia  2 , T Dev  2 , A Gupta  3 , M Bajpai  4 , S Gupta  2
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Iatrogenic dermatitis in times of COVID-19: a pandemic within a pandemic

R Bhatia et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Oct.
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Iatrogenic dermatitis during COVID‐19 pandemic. (a) Contact dermatitis to hand cleanser in a patient, present distinctly over the dorsum of metacarpophalangeal joints and web spaces (highlighted with ‘*’). (b) Irritant contact dermatitis to chlorhexidine gluconate (savlon) over the volar aspect of forearm of a patient. (c) Contact dermatitis to latex gloves in a patient, showing sharp cut‐off at wrist. (d) Irritant contact dermatitis secondary to prolonged use of powdered gloves in a health care worker (Courtesy of Dr. Ahmed Nassar, Assistant lecturer of Dermatology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt). (e) Angioedema over hand after contact with latex gloves in a patient. (f) Pressure injury over the forehead and malar areas (highlighted with ‘*’) occurring as a result of tight fitting helmet and N95 mask in a health care worker (Courtesy of Dr. Abhigyan Mukherjee, Consulting dermatologist, Dr Mukherjee’s Skin, Hair and Laser Clinic, Pune, India).
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