THE INFLUENCE OF SKIN SENSITIVITY (ATOPY) AND SKIN PROTECTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HAND ECZEMA IN HAIRDRESSERS - FIRST RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
| Autor(en): | UTER, W GEFELLER, O SCHWANITZ, HJ |
Stichwörter: | Allergy; ATOPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAIRDRESSERS; HAND ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PREVENTION; WET WORK | Erscheinungsdatum: | 1995 | Herausgeber: | DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE | Enthalten in: | ALLERGOLOGIE | Band: | 18 | Ausgabe: | 8 | Startseite: | 312 | Seitenende: | 315 | Zusammenfassung: | In the course of a prospective cohort study 1,540 hairdressers apprentices have been included and 1,112 re-examined after at the end of the first year of training until spring 1994. The first follow-up assessment revealed moderate to severe (mostly irritant) hand eczema in 25.7%, and slight irritant skin damage in 22.3%. Daily unprotected wet work of several hours duration, but also constitutional variables (mainly: past flexural eczema, high atopy-score) could be identified as important risk factors employing logistic regression analysis. Use of protective gloves for all wet work tasks can significantly reduce the risk of developing (irritant) skin damage. |
ISSN: | 03445062 |
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