The Pandemic and Your Skin—Direct and Indirect Impact of COVID-19

Apart from well-known respiratory symptoms, less frequent symptoms also appear as a direct result of COVID-19 infection, or indirect effects the recommended quarantine and related lifestyle changes. The impact pandemic on human skin is predominantly focused in this article. Cutaneous manifestations, including redness, chilblain-like (COVID toes), hives urticaria rash, water blisters, fishing net-like red-blue patterns skin, may accompanying systemic with potential lesions at different sites. These were to phototypes vitamin D deficiency. Moreover, Black, Asian, minority ethnic origin patients are found be more sensitive infection than Caucasians because region population lighter have significantly higher chance develop cutaneous manifestations dark skin. In addition, adverse effects, such barrier damage irritation, occur due extensive personal protective equipment usage (e.g., masks, suits, few others) predominately alcohol-based sanitizers. This manuscript covers various aspects its clinical manifestations.