Management of contact dermatitis

Al-Otaibi, Sultan T.; Alqahtani, Hatem A

doi:10.1016/j.jdds.2015.01.001

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“…Eating, drinking, and smoking at work should be restricted to an assigned area in order to maintain a strategic distance between workers and allergens or irritants. Individual cleanliness should also incorporate general washing and cleaning of protective attire in light of the dangers of skin contact with allergens or irritants, particularly for soiled apparel (Smeldey, 2010;Al-otaibi & Alqahtani, 2015) The results showed that the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was significantly related to the incidence of OICD. The results of this study are in accordance with previous results by (Sasaki & Kanda, 2006) which concluded the wrong use of PPE that (glove type) increases the risk of OICD; the use of PPE was significantly associated with contact dermatitis in automotive workers in Cibitung West Java (Nuraga et al, 2008); the use of personal protective equipment related to the incidence of OICD in workers in Greece (Zorba et al, 2013); and Macfarlane et al (2013) which concludes the use of PPE is associated with OICD in agricultural workers using pesticides.…”

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Occupational Irritan Contact Dermatitis Among Shipyard Workers in Samarinda, Indonesia

Ramdan

Ilmiah

Firdaus

2018

Kemas

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Occupational irritant contact dermatitis (OICD) is still a occupational health problem. Shipyard workers are susceptible to OICD. A cross sectional study was conducted on 32 samples of shipyard workers in Samarinda to analyze the prevalence of OICD and related factors. The dependent variable is OICD, while independent variable consists of age, length of service, length of contact, history of skin diseases, personal hygene and personal protective equipment. Data collection through interview and direct observation, data analysis using Phi test and multiple logistic regression. All respondents had OICD and significantly correlated with working period (p = 0.001), history of skin disease (p = 0.004), personal hygene (p = 0.003) and use of PPE (p = 0.05). History of skin disease (B = 1.116) and use of PPE (B = 1.053) are most dominant variables. Personal hygiene improvements, tightening monitoring of use of PPE and improving occupational health efforts have been suggested.

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Occupational Irritan Contact Dermatitis Among Shipyard Workers in Samarinda, Indonesia

Ramdan

Ilmiah

Firdaus

2018

Kemas

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“…Moreover, employees’ provision with safety training at the earliest possible period of employment might also improve workplace safety cultures and practices. Previous reports also noted that occupational health and safety education encourages employees to recognize and report health conditions at the earliest possible [34, 35]. In Ethiopia, coverage in health and safety service is empirically very poor.…”

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Self-report occupational-related contact dermatitis: prevalence and risk factors among healthcare workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018—a cross-sectional study

Mekonnen

Yenealem

Tolosa

2019

Environ Health Prev Med

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BackgroundOccupational skin diseases are the second most common occupational diseases and are responsible for an estimated 25% of all lost work days. Occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) comprises 70–90% of all occupational skin diseases. In Ethiopia, information about the prevalence and factors which determine developments of contact dermatitis is not recognized. The objective of this study was to investigate prevalence and factors influencing the occurrences of occupational-related contact dermatitis among healthcare workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia.MethodsWe employed a healthcare-based cross-sectional study from March to April 2018. A stratified sampling method followed by simple random sampling method was used to select 422 participants. The standardized Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire was pretested and interviewer-administered for data collection. We used SPSS version 20 to conduct a binary logistic regression analysis. We set ≤ 0.05 p value to ascertain significance and 95% CI with odds ratios to evaluate the strength of associations.ResultsResponse rate was 100%. The majority, 52.4% (N = 221), were males. The mean age was 22.6 (SD ± 6.3) years. The overall prevalence of self-report occupational contact dermatitis in the previous 12 months was 31.5% (N = 133) [95% CI (27, 36.2)]. The highest symptoms indicated was redness, 28.5% (n = 38), followed by burning, 17.3% (n = 23). The hand is the most commonly affected body sites, 22% (N = 93). Hand washing frequency [AOR 1.80, 95% CI (1.10, 3.20)], pairs of hand gloves used per day [AOR 3.22, 95% CI (2.05, 5.87)], personal history of allergy [AOR 2.37, 95% CI (1.32, 4.61)], and lack of health and safety training [AOR 2.12, 95% CI (1.12, 2.25)] were factors considerably associated with contact dermatitis.ConclusionsThe prevalence of occupational-induced contact dermatitis is common among healthcare workers in Ethiopia. Therefore, our finding indicates that intervention aiming at workers’ health and safety training demands urgent public health responses to tackle the ailment. The result also demonstrates that healthcare workers should be aware of when and how hands should be washed. The number of pairs of gloves used per day should also be taken into consideration while devising prevention strategies.

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“…A history of atopy has been reported to be associated with poor QOL scores in patients with ACD [ 24 , 25 ]. Controversial data are now available in the literature [ 4 , 26 ].…”

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Impact of Allergic Contact Dermatitis on the Quality of Life and Work Productivity

Kalboussi

Kacem

Aroui

et al. 2019

Dermatology Research and Practice

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Background. Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a common chronic skin disease that generates considerable public-health and socioeconomic costs. This disease affects the quality of life and the occupational activity of patients. Aims. To assess the quality of life (QOL) of patients with ACD and study the impact of this disease on their work productivity. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study carried out from January 2012 to December 2014. All patients diagnosed with ACD in the Dermato-Allergology Unit of the Occupational Medicine Department at Farhat Hached University Hospital, in Sousse, were included. The impact of skin disease on the QOL of affected persons was assessed using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). The work productivity was measured using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Allergic Specific questionnaire (WPAI: AS). Results. The study population consisted of 150 patients. The average score of DLQI was 6.5. Over the previous 7 days, absenteeism rate was 25.9 ± 15.3%, presenteeism rate was 50.2 ± 32%, overall work productivity loss was 29.6 ± 19.4%, and daily activity impairment was 50.4 ± 32.3%. The DLQI score was significantly associated with atopy (p = 0.03), relapses strictly greater than 10 (p = 0.02), presenteeism (p <10−3), overall work productivity loss (p = 0.01), and daily activity impairment (p = 0.03). Conclusion. The impact of ACD on QOL and occupational activity seems important and requires specific attention from the occupational physician.

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Management of contact dermatitis

Cited by 19 publications

References 37 publications

Occupational Irritan Contact Dermatitis Among Shipyard Workers in Samarinda, Indonesia

Occupational Irritan Contact Dermatitis Among Shipyard Workers in Samarinda, Indonesia

Self-report occupational-related contact dermatitis: prevalence and risk factors among healthcare workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018—a cross-sectional study

Impact of Allergic Contact Dermatitis on the Quality of Life and Work Productivity

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