Outcomes of COVID-19 in Patients with Skin Cancer. - 2021

The effect of skin cancer diagnosis on the risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19 remains unknown. Few studies have shown cancer patients with COVID-19 have higher rates of mortality and hospitalizations compared to those without cancer, perhaps due to a combination of delayed diagnosis and pre-existing comorbidities from chemotherapy and radiation treatments.1. Copyright This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


English

0007-0963

10.1111/bjd.20386 [doi]


*COVID-19
*Skin Neoplasms
Humans
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2


MedStar Washington Hospital Center


Dermatology
Dermatology Residency


Letter