Social isolation: main dermatosis and the impact of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To analyze the pattern of triggering and exacerbation of dermatological diseases between March and July 2020 and to compare this pattern to the corresponding period of 2019.

Methods: This was a quantitative, descriptive, comparative and documentary study that was carried out through the retrospective analysis of medical records (March to July 2019 and 2020) of individuals assisted at a private dermatology practice service located in the southern area of the city of São Paulo (SP).

Results: We evaluated 992 medical consultations in 2019 and 1,176 in 2020.