Exacerbation and appearance of dermatosis during COVID-19 quarantine period in Bogotá, Colombia: a descriptive study of the psychological impairments

Introduction: Quarantine established in several countries by the new coronavirus pandemic, dramatically changed our lifestyle, affecting quality of life, skin, and psyche. We described the skin diseases that initiated or were exacerbated in quarantine and assessed the impact on quality of life and the possible presence of anxiety. Materials and methods: We performed a descriptive study from April 2020 to August 2020, assessing two questionnaires: Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A) in a dermatologic center. Variables analyzed were age, sex, onset or exacerbation of skin disease, DLQI and HADS-A scores. We used relative and absolute frequencies to describe patients. We collected data using Microsoft Excel and analyzed with SPSS. Results: Of 124 patients, 85 (69%) were women. Acne was the most frequent dermatosis with 18,5% (n = 23), followed by contact dermatitis with 22 patients (17,7%). HADS-A results showed that 24.2% of patients had psychological distress. DLQI most frequent results had a small effect in life (29.8%; n = 37). Patients with psoriasis and eczematous diseases showed a major impact on their quality of life. Conclusions: Quarantine has been related to exacerbation of pre-existent dermatologic conditions and the onset of skin affections. Lifestyle changes influenced the occurrence of acne and contact dermatitis. DLQI and HADS results did not show an important impact in patients’ quality of life. Further epidemiologic studies are needed to determine whether there is a causal relationship between quarantine and these dermatologic conditions.

• Autores: Castillo Molina, David; Fierro Lozada, Jesus Daniel; Camacho-Lazaro, Luisa F.; Reyes Rey, Mariana; Molina Dorado, Daniela M.; Polania Tovar, Maria Daniela; Chacon Jaramillo , Paula Andrea; Sánchez Zapata, Maria Juliana; ALVIS-ZAKZUK, NELSON J.; Cantillo, Diana P.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Corporación Universidad de la Costa
• Repositorio: REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/9309
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/11323/9309; https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2021.06.353
• Palabra clave: Dermatosis; COVID-19; Psychological impairments; Bogotá; Colombia
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)