Personal protective equipment-related occupational dermatoses during COVID-19 among health care workers: A worldwide systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational dermatoses caused by personal protective equipment (PPE) in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are emerging occupational health challenges that must be promptly and effectively addressed to ease burden on our health care workers.

Objective

A systematic review was conducted to determine common PPE-related dermatoses, affected body sites, and implicated occupational contactants. We further proposed solutions to mitigate this problem.

Methods

Online databases were searched for articles on PPE-related dermatoses in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic written in English and published from January 1, 2020, to January 30, 2021.

Results

Sixteen studies, including a total of 3958 participants, were included. The most common dermatoses wer

SUBMITTER: Keng BMH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8407949 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature