https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/434983
Title: | Patch testing for hand dermatitis - 20 Years experience | Authors: | Ho C.-H. Sun C.-C. Tseng M.-P. CHIA-YU CHU |
Keywords: | Epidemiology; Hand dermatitis; Occupational dermatitis | Issue Date: | 2006 | Journal Volume: | 24 | Journal Issue: | 4 | Start page/Pages: | 238-246 | Source: | Dermatologica Sinica | Abstract: | Hand dermatitis is the most frequently recognized occupational skin disease. Comprehensive understanding of the epidemiology of hand dermatitis is crucial to be able to make a correct diagnosis or give appropriate recommendations for its management. From 1983 to 2002, among those referred to Contact Clinic at National Taiwan University Hospital, a total of 2568 patients were patch-tested. We recruited 716 cases of hand dermatitis with relevant contact history. After interview following a standardized questionnaire, patch testing with the European standard series and suspected allergens was administered. Among the 716 patients with hand dermatitis, the peak age group of male was 26-30 years of age and that of female was 21-25 years of age. Forty-eight percent (60.1% in men and 42.6% in women) of hand dermatitis was related to occupation. Builder, office workers, housewife, hairdresser and doctor/nurse/healthcare professionals were the most common types of occupation. Allergic contact dermatitis accounted for 38.2% in males and 33.5% in females. Overall, including occupational and non-occupational hand dermatitis, potassium dichromate and nickel sulphate were the first-rank allergens in male and female patients, respectively. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33845485467&partnerID=40&md5=510a80c0f53be6aaed6391fa29ed8ce9 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/434983 |
ISSN: | 1027-8117 | SDG/Keyword: | dichromate potassium; nickel sulfate; adolescent; adult; aged; article; child; construction work; controlled study; dermatitis; female; hairdresser; health care personnel; human; infant; interview; major clinical study; male; nurse; occupational exposure; office worker; patch test; physician; questionnaire; risk factor; skin allergy |
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