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Dermatology Publications on COVID-19 during the First Pandemic Year: Creativity or Opportunism?
Paolo Amerio1, Federica Giuliani1, Marco Coppola1
1Deparment of Medicine and Aging Science, UOC Dermatologia University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Introduction:
Dermatologists had to face several challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this scenario, a large amount of data has been produced and published.
Objectives:
We present a literature analysis of publications on COVID-19 in the dermatology field in the first year of the pandemic.
Methods:
The research was carried out by searching the PubMed database using keywords related to "COVID-19" combined with the keyword "Dermatology" in the "affiliation" search field and collecting articles published from February 2020 to December 2020.
Results:
A total of 816 publications from 57 countries were retrieved. Overall, publications increased notably along the timespan considered in this study and appeared to be closely linked to pandemic progression in different countries. In addition, article types (i.e., commentaries, case reports, original research) appeared to be strictly influenced by the pandemic's progression. However, the number and category of these publications may raise questions regarding the scientific relevance of the messages reported.
Conclusions:
Our analysis provides a descriptive quantitative analysis and suggests that publications do not always respond to real scientific needs but are sometimes linked to a need/opportunity for publication.
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