Clinical profile and quality of life of patients with occupational contact dermatitis from New Delhi, India

Abstract

Farmers were most frequently affected, followed by construction workers and housewives. OACD was found at a higher frequency than OICD. The most frequent allergens were Parthenium hysterophorus in farmers, potassium dichromate in construction workers, and vegetables in housewives. OCD has a significant impact on QOL. Patch testing, in addition to standard treatment, improves the outcome considerably.

Quality of life measurement in occupational skin diseases. Position paper of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Forces on Quality of Life and Patient Oriented Outcomes and Occupational Skin Disease

“…The mean DLQI score in patients diagnosed with occupational allergic contact dermatitis was significantly higher than that in patients with occupational irritant contact dermatitis 12 . In a comparison between patients with contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, occupational dermatitis and other skin diseases, QoL was most impaired in the occupational dermatitis group 22 …”

“…In a study from India, there was no statistical difference in mean baseline DLQI scores between people with various occupations 12 . After treatment, there was a 43.5% improvement in DLQI scores in construction workers, 55.2% in farmers, 43.4% in housewives and 80.0% improvement in healthcare workers.…”

Assessment of impairment of quality of life in foot eczema and correlation thereof with epidemiological data of its patients: A cross-sectional study

“…Rubber-based adhesives in cases of shoe dermatitis, as also soaps and detergents, have been implicated as predisposing factors by various authors in several studies, most commonly among workers employed in construction industries. [ 15 16 17 ]…”

Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with occupational contact dermatitis: A 3-year single center experience

“…Bu çalışmada meslek hastalığı şüphesiyle meslek polikliniğine başvuran ve MKD tanısı konulan hastaların klinik özellikleri incelenmiştir. Su, sabun, alkali ve asit maddeler, çözücüler ve kostik maddelerle temas ile iş yerinde maruz kalınan alerjenler MKD riskinde belirgin artışa neden olan faktörlerdir 8 . Çalışmamızda MKD geliştirme riski yüksek meslek grupları olarak bilinen sağlık çalışanlarından hiç hasta olmaması, temizlik işçilerinden ise az sayıda olması dikkat çekicidir.…”

“…Önceki çalışmalarda çalışmamızla benzer olarak inşaat işçilerinde çimentonun içeriğinde bulunan potasyum dikromat hipersensitivitesi yüksek raporlanmıştır 8,[25][26][27] . Yapılan çalışmalar çimentoya ferik sülfat katılmasının potasyum dikromat duyarlılığını azaltmada etkili olduğu gösterilmiştir 28 .…”