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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 11;5(5):788-790.
doi: 10.1002/lio2.439. eCollection 2020 Oct.

COVID-19: When dust mites and lockdown create the perfect storm

Matteo Gelardi  1 , Eleonora M C Trecca  1 , Francesca Fortunato  2 , Lucia Iannuzzi  3 , Pier Gerardo Marano  1 , Nicola A A Quaranta  3 , Michele Cassano  1
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Editorial

COVID-19: When dust mites and lockdown create the perfect storm

Matteo Gelardi et al. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. .

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to understand if the course of the disease of patients suffering from dust mite allergy could have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, which have been certainly important to fight the pandemic, but forced patients to stay at home for a long time.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors disclose no conflicts of interest

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