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Occupational contact dermatitis
The Lancet, 1997The two commonest forms of occupational skin disease are irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. Morphology and history are used to establish the diagnosis and the relation of the disorder to work exposure, respectively. Diagnostic patch tests are used to define further the diagnosis and aetiology of the dermatitis.
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Occupational contact dermatitis
Dermatologic Therapy, 2004The dermatologist should be aware of the many facets of occupational skin diseases, which can be caused by physical, chemical, and biological insults. The most common manifestation of occupational skin diseases is contact dermatitis (both irritant and allergic).
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Persistent post‐occupational dermatitis
Contact Dermatitis, 2004Wall and Gebauer (Contact Dermatitis 1991: 24: 241–243) first described persistent post‐occupational dermatitis (PPOD) as ongoing dermatitis for which there is no obvious present cause, precipitated by prior occupational contact dermatitis (OCD). We propose that individuals exhibiting PPOD lose the capacity for resolution of their condition upon ...
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Occupational contact dermatitis to gold
Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 1996SUMMARYA case of occupational contact dermatitis to gold is presented. This is uncommon as gold is relatively insoluble. Allergic contact dermatitis to gold is confirmed by patch testing with gold sodium thiosulfate 0.5% in petrolatum. Occupational contact dermatitis in the gold industry can be reduced by providing workers with more protective gear and
Thomas A Delaney, Ernest Tan
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Prognosis of Occupational Contact Dermatitis [PDF]
, 2000 Prognosis of occupational contact dermatitis refers to the course of dermatitis over a period of time with and without medical intervention. Understanding the prognosis of occupational contact dermatitis is important because it enables dermatologists and occupational physicians to (a) predict the course of the dermatitis in their patients; (b ...
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Occupational dermatitis diagnosis
Revue Française d'Allergologie et d'Immunologie Clinique, 2006Resume Les dermatoses d'origine professionnelle representent 30 % des pathologies professionnelles. Les dermatoses de contact, en particulier les dermites des mains, sont les plus frequentes. Elles comportent les dermatites de contact d'irritation (DCI), les dermatites ou eczemas de contact allergiques (ECA), les dermatites de contact aux proteines ...
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Occupational Contact Dermatitis
2016Occupational contact dermatitis affects primarily the hands (90–95 %) and results from a complex interaction of exogenous factors (irritant or allergic) and predisposing endogenous factors like atopy or “sensitive skin.” Irritant factors play a causative role in up to 80 % of occupational skin diseases, primarily determined by “wet work” but also by ...
Swen Malte John, Anja Thielitz
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Occupational Dermatitis Artefacta
2000The term “dermatitis artefacta” was coined in 1908 by the writer Paul Bourget, who had been asked by a dermatologist to define the peculiar behaviour of one of his patients. This patient, aged between 30 years and 40 years, had self-inflicted gangrene of a limb using potassium hydroxide and had managed to deceive various doctors as to the nature of his
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Occupational Contact Dermatitis.
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1970Quite by coincidence, the same day this handsome book arrived, a somewhat distraught lady appeared in my office with a touch of acute bronchitis, and, in the process of examination, I discovered an "occupational contact dermatitis." She worked in one of our Maui pineapple canneries and dismissed her chronic fading macular rash with a casual, "Oh, those
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