Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dermatology practice: a review of two years of experience

Since December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been considered a major health issue. Even in the initial days of the pandemic, dermatologists faced several challenges in preventing, diagnosing, and treating COVID-19. Like other physicians, dermatologists encountered several ethical issues. Dermatologists have served a significant role as front liners, focusing on the cutaneous manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The COVID-19 pandemic affected medical practice significantly. Due to the health emergencies caused by SARS-CoV-2, medical students’ education, patients’ prioritization, care, and cosmetic procedures were affected. Additionally, new strategies were devised to reduce the risk of transmission. This review article examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on dermatology practice. We reviewed 33 articles following a search of the PubMed and Google Scholar databases for articles studying how COVID-19 affected dermatology practice.