Occupational skin disease among Australian healthcare workers: a retrospective analysis from an occupational dermatology clinic, 1993-2014

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Higgins ◽  
Amanda M. Palmer ◽  
Jennifer L. Cahill ◽  
Rosemary L. Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Occupational Skin Disease ◽  
Dermatology Clinic ◽  
Occupational Dermatology

scholarly journals P.2.04 Occupational skin disease in a tertiary occupational dermatologic clinic: a retrospective analysis from 2010 to 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A88.2-A88
Author(s):  
Heng-Hao Chang ◽  
Bour-Jr Wang ◽  
How-Ran Guo ◽  
I-Ru Lee
Keyword(s):  
Contact Dermatitis ◽  
Patch Testing ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Potassium Dichromate ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Occupational Skin Disease ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Dermatology Clinic ◽  
Patient Reported

BackgroundOccupational skin disease (OSD) is one of the most common occupational disorders in Taiwan. As reporting OSD was not compulsory, there was limited information on the exact causes and patient characteristics. The objective of this study was to investigate the causes and common allergens among OSD patients in Taiwan.MethodsWe recruited patients from Occupational Dermatology Clinic in National Cheng Kung University Hospital, a tertiary referral center in Tainan city, between 1 January 2010 and 31 July 2017. Patch testing with European baseline series, additional occupation-oriented series, and personal material exposed at work or during daily life was carried out if the patients were suspected of allergic skin diseases.ResultsAmong the 273 patients who received patch testing, 51 (18.7%) patients had a final diagnosis of OSD. 82.4% of the 51 patients were diagnosed with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), 11.8% with irritant contact dermatitis (ICD), while the rest 5.9% with both. Patient reported 3.0 years of skin problem prior to the clinic visit. The vast majority of patients suffered from hand eczema. Epoxy resin workers, food workers, hairdressers and beauty salon beauticians were the most common occupations related to OSD. The most important allergens were nickel, fragrance mix I, potassium dichromate and paraben mix. Around half of the patients showed allergic reaction to their personal material.DiscussionAs worker compensation statistics may not accurately estimate the characteristics of OSD patients, our study was crucial to identify the high-risk groups as well as the common allergens related to their work. Although the results might not represent the proportion of patients of OSD in other clinic, drawing information from patch testing may reflect those patients of severer or longer duration of symptoms. Future occupational measures should be taken on these industries for the detection and prevention of OSD.

A study of attenders at an occupational dermatology clinic

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 307-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. M. Campion ◽  
R. J. G. Rycrofi
Keyword(s):  
Dermatology Clinic ◽  
Occupational Dermatology

scholarly journals UK rates of occupational skin disease attributed to rubber accelerators, 1996-2012

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 305-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine L. Warburton ◽  
Rachel Urwin ◽  
Melanie Carder ◽  
Susan Turner ◽  
Raymond Agius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Disease ◽  
Occupational Skin Disease ◽  
Rubber Accelerators

Work outcome in workers with occupational skin disease

1995 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 807-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Linn Holness ◽  
James R. Nethercott
Keyword(s):  
Skin Disease ◽  
Occupational Skin Disease ◽  
Work Outcome

Inherited skin disease

2010 ◽  
pp. 4593-4601
Author(s):  
Irene M. Leigh ◽  
David P. Kelsell
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Skin Disorders ◽  
Dermatology Clinic ◽  
Common Skin

Most patients referred from primary care to the dermatology clinic will be seeking advice and treatment for a few common skin disorders, including psoriasis, eczema, and acne. The genetic basis of these complex conditions is being unravelled. For example, susceptibility variants have been identified in the gene for filaggrin (...

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