Comment on “Patient preference for cellulitis treatment: At-home care is preferred to hospital-based treatment”

To the Editor: We  read with interest the recent survey study from Gabel et al1 highlighting the preference of patients for at-home treatment of cellulitis rather than hospital-based care. Notably, these results reflected patient preferences well before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In light of recent reports linking patient anxiety over COVID-19 to delayed and decreased hospital presentations for acute medical problems such as myocardial infarction2 and stroke,3 we examined whether a similar trend was observed for patients presenting with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) at an urban tertiary car e center at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - August 7, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: Katharina S. Shaw, Theodora K. Karagounis, Lu Yin, Grace Gibbon, Rebecca A. Betensky, Kristen I. Lo Sicco, Alisa N. Femia Tags: JAAD Online Source Type: research