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Skin damage from FFP3 masks
British Society for Cutaneous Allergy advice on skin damage from FFP3 masks
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2268 (Published 09 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2268
- Deirdre Buckley, president,
- Natalie Stone, secretary
- on behalf of the British Society for Cutaneous Allergy Committee
- British Society for Cutaneous Allergy, London W1T 5HQ, UK
- drdabuckley{at}gmail.com
Payne writes of the cutaneous lesions arising in healthcare workers wearing FFP3 masks, including erosions of the nasal bridge and cheeks.1 A recent survey of 542 frontline medical staff treating patients with covid-19 in Hubei Province, China, identified identical mask related symptoms of the face or hand dermatitis in 97%.2
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