Personal Protective Equipment-Related Nasal Bridge Folliculitis in a Corona Warrior

Rajeev Sharma; Ashish Bindra; Kapil Dev Soni

doi:https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1722834

Personal Protective Equipment-Related Nasal Bridge Folliculitis in a Corona Warrior

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Journal article

Date issued

2021

Harvest date

2026-04-12

Author(s)

Rajeev Sharma

Ashish Bindra

Kapil Dev Soni

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1722834

Abstract

AbstractNasal bridge is a common site suffering personal protective equipment-induced skin damages over face among first-line health care workers in this coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. We hereby report folliculitis as a complication following regular use of N95 respirator and goggles, unreported in literature till now.