TY  - JOUR
TI  - Impact of Coronavirus in a Dermatology Outpatient 
Clinic: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
AB  - Objective: Increased anxiety among individuals following the declaration of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, 
changes in social life, and dermatological eruptions caused or triggered by the COVID-19 infection have altered the incidence 
of dermatological diseases. To determine the impact of the pandemic, this study evaluated changes in the frequency, profile, 
and diagnostic spectrum of dermatology patients during the pandemic compared to the previous year.
Materials and Methods: This study compared a 6-month period from March 2020, when the first COVID-19 case was 
reported in Turkey, to September 2020, with the same period in 2019. Age, sex, diagnosis groups, and diagnoses were 
recorded and compared with the previous year.
Results: We observed an increase in the number of cases of dermatitis, xerosis cutis, sunburn, scabies, and insect bites, and 
a decrease in psoriasis vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, benign neoplasias and hyperplasias, polymorphic light eruption, urticaria, 
pyoderma, tinea unguium, and telogen effluvium. No changes were observed in the incidence of herpes simplex and herpes 
zoster, which was expected to increase, or of acne vulgaris cases, which was expected to decrease.
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, and it seems likely to continue for some time. A knowledge of changes in the patient population occurring with the pandemic will be useful in determining a better clinical approach.
AU  - GÖKÇEK, GÖZDE EMEL
AU  - ÖKSÜM SOLAK, EDA
AU  - borlu, murat
AU  - Colgecen, Emine
DO  - 10.14744/etd.2021.95680
PY  - 2022
JO  - Erciyes Medical Journal
VL  - 44
IS  - 2
SN  - 2149-2247
SP  - 200
EP  - 207
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/531094
ER  -