Analysis of the Incidence and Severity of Cellulitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.

ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decline in various infectious disease cases was observed. However, changes in dermatological infectious diseases, particularly cellulitis, and the potential impact of delayed consultations on severe cases have not been fully explored. To investigate changes in the number of cellulitis patients and severe cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. We employed a difference-in-differences (DID) design using a de-identified claims database from 242 acute-care hospitals across Japan to compare the pre-pandemic period (January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019) with the pandemic period (January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020). The national state of emergency, declared by the Japanese government in April 2020 in response to COVID-19, was treated as an exogenous shock. The stud

SUBMITTER: Sato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12530467 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature