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Does Air Pollution Affect Skin Health?

Large systematic review finds consistent associations across conditions but highlights low certainty driven by bias and study heterogeneity.

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    Reviewed associations between air pollution and skin diseases.

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    Focused on atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, urticaria, acne, melanoma.

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    77 studies selected with varying quality of evidence.

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    Immediate effects from short-term exposure noted.

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    High risk of bias due to confounding factors.

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    Need for more longitudinal studies emphasized.

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    Lack of data from low- and middle-income countries acknowledged.

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Does Air Pollution Affect Skin Health?

Large systematic review finds consistent associations across conditions but highlights low certainty driven by bias and study heterogeneity.

  • by Julie Greenbaum

  • February 13, 2026

  • 5 min

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