Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dermatology Outpatient Department at a Tertiary Hospital in Eastern China: A Pre-Post Study

November 2022 in “ Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ”

Ting Yan, Chengming Shao, Minjie Zhang, Yongxing Ge, Tingting Chen, Dayang Chai

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Studysummary This study found that while the number of dermatology outpatient visits in eastern China remained stable post-pandemic, the distribution of diagnoses, such as acne and allergic dermatitis, significantly changed.

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