SARS-CoV-2 is a new corona virus responsible for the pandemic named Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The disease causes severe acute respiratory syndromes with a significant morbidity and mortality.
We provide a review with a focus on COVID-19 in dermatology. We discuss triage of suspected infectious patients, protection of medical doctors and nurses. We discuss the available data on cutaneous symptoms, although disease-specific symptoms have yet not been observed. COVID-19 is a challenge for the treatment of dermatologic patients, either with severe inflammatory disorders or with skin cancer.
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The consequences for systemic treatment are obvious but it will be most important to collect the clinical data for a better decision process. Last but not least education in dermatology for students will be temporarily not be possible in the classical settings. COVID-19, although not a skin disease by itself has an immense impact on dermatology. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.