Extended documentation for hand dermatitis patients: Pilot study on irritant exposures
Autor(en): | Uter, Wolfgang Bauer, Andrea Bensefa-Colas, Lynda Brans, Richard Crepy, Marie-Noelle Gimenez-Arnau, Ana Filon, Francesca Larese Hadzavdic, Suzana Ljubojevic Pesonen, Maria Schuttelaar, Marie L. Wilkinson, Mark Liden, Carola |
Stichwörter: | Allergy; CARE; COHORT; contact dermatitis; Dermatology; epidemiology; exposure assessment; hand dermatitis; irritants; occupational skin disease; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 | Herausgeber: | WILEY | Journal: | CONTACT DERMATITIS | Volumen: | 79 | Ausgabe: | 3 | Startseite: | 168 | Seitenende: | 174 | Zusammenfassung: | BackgroundIrritant exposure may be a contributory cause or the sole cause of (occupational) hand dermatitis. However, the documentation of irritant exposures in clinical practice is not standardized. ObjectivesTo examine the feasibility and usefulness of a form with different items addressing both occupational and non-occupational irritant exposures in a semiquantitative way. MethodsBetween May 2016 and May 2017, successive patients with work-related hand dermatitis, irrespective of aetiology, were examined in 9 specialized European departments. Department-specific investigation was supplemented with the above proforma. The results were recorded by use of an anonymized secured online documentation system in a pilot study. ResultsAltogether, 193 patients were included; 114 females and 79 males, with a mean age of 40years (range 18-68years). The most common occupational group comprised healthcare workers (n =35); occupational exposure of the hands to gloves, dusts and water without detergents of >2hours/day was seen in 54.5%, 24.4% and 24.3% of patients, respectively. Non-occupational exposures rarely exceeded 2hours/day. ConclusionsIt is hoped that the set of descriptors will offer a basis for (clinical) epidemiological studies assessing the role of irritant exposures in occupational hand dermatitis, and to support a high level of quality and consistency in daily patient care. |
ISSN: | 01051873 | DOI: | 10.1111/cod.13035 |
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