COVID-19 and personal protective equipment: Treatment and prevention of skin conditions related to the occupational use of personal protective equipment

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug;83(2):675-677. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.05.032. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Seemal R Desai¹, Carrie Kovarik², Bruce Brod², William James², Matthew E Fitzgerald³, Ave Preston⁴, George J Hruza⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Innovative Dermatology, Plano, Texas. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ American Academy of Dermatology, Rosemont, Illinois.
⁴ Department of Nursing, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, St Louis, Missouri.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Emollients / administration & dosage
Guideline Adherence
Health Personnel / standards
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infection Control / instrumentation*
Infection Control / standards
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control
Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Personal Protective Equipment / adverse effects*
Personal Protective Equipment / standards
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Practice Guidelines as Topic
SARS-CoV-2
Skin Diseases / drug therapy*
Skin Diseases / etiology
Skin Diseases / prevention & control

Substances

Emollients