Survey of individuals sensitised to antigens contained in personal protective equipment used during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic [SARS CoV-2] through patch testing in Santiago, Chile.
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https://doi.org/10.52611/confluencia.num1.2023.822Keywords:
Gloves, Protective, Personal Protective Equipment, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact, Coronavirus, Facial MasksAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused various respiratory diseases in the country, prompting the Chilean Ministry of Health to establish health measures and recommend the use of personal protective equipment. Objective: This research project focused on investigating whether personal protective equipment has caused skin sensitisation in people in Santiago, Chile, resulting in the appearance of skin symptoms attributable to allergic contact dermatitis. Methodology: The antigens contained in the personal protective equipment most frequently used during this pandemic (face masks made of different types of material, protective latex gloves, nitrile gloves) were selected and a patch test was applied to evaluate the skin reaction of the volunteers. Results: The results showed that individuals generated a skin reaction to nickel sulphate, the elastic in the mask, fibre mask, formaldehyde, and vinyl gloves. A positive correlation was established between the frequency of use of the personal protective equipment and the skin reaction. Discussion: Several studies are similar to the results obtained in this research. It would be of great scientific relevance for future studies to analyse skin sensitisation to the antigens contained in personal protective equipment with a more diverse and larger group. Conclusion: It was found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, skin sensitisation with dermatological manifestations attributable to allergic contact dermatitis did occur in the population studied.
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