Adverse Effects of Facemasks
Quarantines, masking and physical distancing measures are needed to stop Covid-19 pandemic and save lives, but as the crisis drags on, new health challenges arise. A 57-year-old female working as a kitchen aide had a history of migraine without aura since she was a teenager. Her past medical history included gastroesophageal reflux disease, a pituitary microadenoma and dyslipidemia. Before COVID-19, the characteristics of the pain were bifrontal, pulsatile and of moderate to strong intensity, with nausea, vomiting and photophobia. The frequency was 1 - 2 times per month, with relief provided by common pain medication such as ibuprofen. The pain was triggered by fatigue, cold weather and skin stimulation caused by hair accessories, caps, hats and glasses. Her allodynia symptom checklist ASC12 was scored as 7 (sensitivity to necklace, glasses, tight clothes, ponytail, hair combing and exposure to cold), before March 2020 , when she began to work ...