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COVID-19 effect on phototherapy treatment utilization in dermatology
Background:
At the end of 2019, an innovative coronavirus caused an outbreak of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city Hubei Province of China. Despite the direct effect on the routine of all life aspects, there are no clinical guidelines regarding phototherapy treatment during COVID-19 pandemic and as a result, phototherapies units continued to deliver this therapy for patients worldwide.
Objective:
We wish to explore the phototherapy utilization among dermatologic patients.
Methods:
We marked all patients that continue to arrive and being treated during COVID-19 pandemic.
Results:
From March more than 50% of patients stopped arriving to treatments due to the fear of COVID-19 infection.
Conclusions:
COVID-19 has a major implication on chronic dermatology treatments such as phototherapy.
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