Abstract: Objective: To investgate the prevalence of skin damages and skin diseases of the medical staff to support Hubei Province in fighting against the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods: Questionnaire including personal profile and the information of the symptoms and skin diseases was distributed on the web (www.wenjuan.com). Then the QR code of the survey was sent to the WeChat group to fill in online. Results: A total of 155 medical staff completed the survey, including 52 doctors (33.55%) and 103 nurses (66.45%).There were 64 males (41.29%) and 91 females (58.71%), with an average age of 35.32 years old. One hundred and forty (140) medical staff (90.32%) washed their hands more than 10 times a day during the period in Hubei. The most common skin symptoms were indentation (88.39%), skin dry (63.23%) and hyperhidrosis (50.97%). The most common site of indentation and pressure sore was the nasal bridge (83.94%). The most common skin diseases were eczema (24.52%), acne (21.94%) and folliculitis (21.29%). Conclusion: The skin damages and skin diseases among medical staff to support Hubei Province are common. Timely intervention is needed.

Key words: coronavirus disease, medical staff, skin disease, skin damage