Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adults and children with atopic dermatitis and food allergy: Systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused significant disruptions to health care services and health impacts on patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and/or food allergy (FA).

Objective

We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and disease on AD/FA patients.

Methods

A comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted from December 2019 to 2022. Screening and data extraction were done following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, and the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, or MMAT, was used to assess risk of bias.

Results

In total, 159 studies were included. Five of 7 studies reported no significant changes in overall incidence or prevalence of AD during the pandemic, althoug

SUBMITTER: Ne CKH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665685 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature