| Abstrak/Abstract |
Introduction: Less biopsies were expected when large scale social restrictions were enforced during
COVID-19 pandemic. Aim: To compare the skin diseases prompting biopsy before and during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of skin diseases was performed;
the skin problems were then grouped into major histopathological reactions. Results: A total of 229
biopsies were performed before the COVID-19 outbreak, whereas only 160 biopsies were done during
the pandemic. Before versus during the outbreak, the proportion of major reactions were granulomatous
20.52% vs 21.88%, neoplasms 17.47% vs 20%, psoriasiform 14.85% vs 10%, vesiculobullous 9.61%
vs 8.75%, others 10.92% vs 7.50%, interface dermatitis 6.99% vs 10%, vasculopathy 6.99% vs 5.63%,
spongiotic 6.55% vs 8.13%, panniculitis 3.49% vs 3.75%, and superficial and deep dermal infiltrate
2.62% vs 4.38%. Conclusion: A decreased total number of patients prompting less biopsies were reported
during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the three largest percentages of major histopathological
reactions were still similar, namely granulomatous, neoplasms, and psoriasiform. |
