Open AccessCOVID-19 pandemic challenges for dermatology
Author(s) -
Evgenia Dvoryankova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kliničeskij razbor v obŝej medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-5671
pISSN - 2713-2552
DOI - 10.47407/kr2020.1.1.00002
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , personal protective equipment , medicine , medical care , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , dermatology , virology , family medicine , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak
COVID-19 pandemic posed a number of new formidable challenges to medical community. Dermatologists have not only to detect, define and reverse the new coronavirus infection cutaneus manifestations, but also to provide medical assistance to colleagues with occupational dermatitis due to personal protective equipment use. Moreover, it is necessary to provide quality medical care to patients with acute and chronic dermatosis given the limitations of present pandemic situation.