Table I.
Clinical features of skin damage among first-line health care workers
Clinical features∗ | Participants with skin damage (N = 526), No. (%) |
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Symptoms | |
Dryness/tightness | 370 (70.3) |
Tenderness | 299 (56.8) |
Itching | 276 (52.5) |
Burning/pain | 200 (38.0) |
Skin lesions | |
Desquamation | 327 (62.2) |
Erythema | 260 (49.4) |
Maceration | 210 (39.9) |
Fissure | 204 (38.8) |
Papule | 173 (32.9) |
Erosion and ulcer | 53 (10.1) |
Vesicle | 7 (1.3) |
Wheal | 2 (0.4) |
Site | |
Nasal bridge | 437 (83.1) |
Cheek | 414 (78.7) |
Hands | 392 (74.5) |
Forehead | 301 (57.2) |
With overlaps.