Adverse skin reactions related to PPE among healthcare workers managing COVID‐19

Abstract

The current COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on health care workers (HCWs).1 In order to mitigate the virus spread, HCWs are bound to adopt stringent preventive measures such as hand hygiene practices and use of personal protective equipments (PPE) in the form of protective masks, gloves, gowns, goggles or face shield, and respirators (i.e. N95 or FFP2 standard or equivalent) which make them susceptible to several adverse skin reactions.2 We herein report PPE related skin reactions and associated risk factors observed among health care workers managing COVID-19.