Adverse skin reactions due to use of face masks: a prospective survey during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Korea

Park, S.J.; Han, Hye Sung; Shin, Sun Hye; Yoo, Kwang Ho; Li, K.; Kim, B.J.; Seo, Sang Woo; Park, K.Y.

doi:10.1111/jdv.17447

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“…After these exclusions, 37 published studies were included in the meta‐analysis. 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 …”

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“…After assessing full‐length articles, 20 studies were excluded for the following reasons: did not provide usable statistics 8–10 ( n = 3), characterized the dermatoses poorly or did not specify the location of dermatoses 11–24 ( n = 14), only included patients presenting to dermatological clinic already with mask‐related dermatoses 25 ( n = 1), all patients had pre‐existing facial dermatoses 26,27 ( n = 2). After these exclusions, 37 published studies were included in the meta‐analysis 28–64 …”

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“…Pooled analysis of eight studies 30,53,56,58,60,[63][64][65] showed that the overall relative risk of developing any facial dermatosis in the population which used face masks for above 4-6 h was significantly higher at 1.42 (95% CI: 1.31-1.54, p < 0.001), compared to the population which used face masks for less than four to six hours.…”

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Facial dermatoses induced by face masks: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

Justin

Yew

2022

Contact Dermatitis

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The use of masks for infection control was common in the COVID‐19 pandemic. As numerous cross‐sectional studies have suggested a link between the use of such masks and various facial dermatoses, a systematic review and meta‐analysis of published studies was conducted to evaluate this association, as well as potential risk factors for the development of such facial dermatoses. Observational studies were searched for in MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register. Thirty‐seven observational studies with a total of 29 557 study participants were identified. This study was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 checklist and quality was assessed via the Newcastle‐Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale., Overall prevalence of facial dermatoses was 55%. Individually, acne, facial dermatitis, itch and pressure injuries were consistently reported as facial dermatoses, with a pooled prevalence of 31%, 24%, 30% and 31%, respectively. Duration of mask‐wear was the most significant risk factor for the development of facial dermatoses (95% CI: 1.31–1.54, p < 0.001). Overall, facial dermatoses associated with mask wear are common, and consist of distinct entities. They are related to duration of use. Appropriate and tailored treatment is important to improve the outcomes for these affected patients.

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Facial dermatoses induced by face masks: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

Justin

Yew

2022

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“…At this purpose we have proposed to utilize smart non-woven tissues and films as innovative carriers for medical and cosmetic use [40,11].These innovative carriers are made by natural polysaccharidecomposites embedding micro-nanoparticles(NPs) of CN-LG [41] which in turn may encapsulate different active ingredients, necessary to characterize the tissues' activity. Thus, for example, nano-structured silver nanoparticles and glycyrrhetic acid have been realized to make advanced medications [16,42] while micro-nanoparticles of nicotinamide, vitamins C and E have been used for making anti-aging cosmetic beauty masks (figure 10) [51,42]. By the same technology, making pluri-strata tissues it should be possible to make biodegradable surgical masks [44][45][46][47],as well as it was possible to formulate gel and spray medications having an interesting skin repairing activity (figure 11) [16,48,49].…”

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“…By the same technology, making pluri-strata tissues it should be possible to make biodegradable surgical masks [44][45][46][47],as well as it was possible to formulate gel and spray medications having an interesting skin repairing activity (figure 11) [16,48,49]. Regarding the surgical masks, the production and consumption of which have been increased for the COVID-19 pandemic, it is to remember not only the great waste caused from their use together with the other the non-biodegradable single-use plastic means [50], but also the irritative allergic contact dermatitis provoked on the face of medical doctors and patients [51].…”

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Chitin and Lignin: Old Polymers and New Bio-Tissue- Carriers

Morganti¹,

Morganti²,

Yudin³

et al. 2021

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Worldwide consumers are nowadays much more focusing on their wealth and appearance, having increased their worry caused from the pollution, plastic wastes and the earth' disasters further increased for the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend has created an heightened demand for products which, formulated with natural and functional ingredients and carried by sustainable delivery systems, should be produced and packed with biodegradable compounds. The paper suggests to formulate innovative cosmetic and medical products based on the use of carriers made by biodegradable polysaccharide-tissues embedded by micro-nano particles of chitin nano fibril-nano lignin complexes, encapsulating different active ingredients. Thus, data on chitin, lignin and their complexes are reported and discussed, focusing the attention on their possible use to make innovative products, characterized for their effectiveness, safeness, and biodegradability.

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Skin problems associated with using of personal protective equipment in COVID‐19 intensive care units

Altin,

Akbiyik

2023

Nursing in Critical Care

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BackgroundHealth care workers, who worked intensively during the COVID‐19 pandemic, faced some problems, including skin problems, due to the personal protective equipment (PPE) they used to control the spread of infection.AimsThis study aimed to identify the skin problems because of using PPE by nurses during the delivery of health care in three COVID‐19 intensive care units (ICUs) within one hospital service.Study designThe study was designed as a cross‐sectional survey. The study was conducted with nurses working in three intensive care units in the metropolitan districts of Ankara, Turkey. The data were collected online with a questionnaire developed by the researchers between December 2021 and June 2022.ResultsIn this study, 82/120 (68.33%) nurses responded to the questionnaire at least once during the distribution period. The mean of the duration of PPE utilization per each time including goggles, N95 mask, bonnet, face‐shield, gloves, boots/shoe covers and coverall was 3.76 ± 1.36 h. The proportion of nurses who experienced any skin problem related to any PPE at least two or more was 74/82 (90.24%). The proportion of pressure sores, acne, skin reaction including allergic dermatitis or contact urticaria, and regional pain varied between 4.9% and 79.3%. The proportion of nurses who applied any protective application to prevent skin problems was 53.66%. Among the protective applications, pressure‐reducing surfaces were used the most. The use of protective applications for goggles (p = .010), bonnet (p = .000) and face shield (p = .000) effectively reduced PPE‐related skin problems.ConclusionDuring the pandemic, nurses faced a wide variety of skin problems because of PPEs. It may be beneficial to design a study programme that reduces the duration of PPEs use in clinics. In addition, there is a need for effective protective applications to prevent skin problems and new development of PPE that do not cause skin problems.Relevance to clinical practiceIn the pandemic, skin problems have developed because of the use of PPE in nurses who provide health care, intensively. These problems, which were not seen as a priority in the pandemic, may adversely affect the health of nurses, their performance in the treatment and care process and their work quality.

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Adverse skin reactions due to use of face masks: a prospective survey during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Korea

Cited by 8 publications

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Facial dermatoses induced by face masks: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

Facial dermatoses induced by face masks: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

Chitin and Lignin: Old Polymers and New Bio-Tissue- Carriers

Skin problems associated with using of personal protective equipment in COVID‐19 intensive care units

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