Prevention of Hand Eczema: Gloves, Barrier Creams and Workers’ Education

Wulfhorst, Britta; Bock, Meike; Skudlik, Christoph; Wigger‐Alberti, W.; John, Swen Malte

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03827-3_50

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“…At least in certain subgroups, for example construction workers, the prognosis was shown to be bad (5). Direct and indirect costs of occupational ACD in Germany are in the range of 700 million € per year (6); hence, it is a disease with high socio-economic impact.…”

Section: Contact Allergies As a Public Health And Occupational Safetymentioning

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Surveillance of contact allergies: methods and results of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK)

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Geier

Lessmann

et al. 2012

Allergy

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Contact allergy (CA) surveillance networks provide information to a multitude of stakeholders, which is indispensable for evidence-based decision-making in the field of prevention. Methods and results of the German surveillance system on CA are reviewed and discussed with reference to other systems. The German network structure comprises 56 departments of dermatology and includes all patients who are patch-tested for suspected CA. Data analysis considers the results of patch testing and further pertinent information for each patient. Following aspects are addressed: (i) the description of the clinical population, (ii) evaluation of patch test reactions, (iii) relationship between patch test results and population characteristics. Trend analyses on chromate (decreasing), epoxy resin (increasing) and nickel (heterogeneous) served as examples for surveillance system analyses, with the identification of sentinel events, as well as proof of success or failure of prevention. In addition, external data sources can be used such as sales data of patch test preparations to estimate frequencies of sensitization on a population level. National prescription data of drugs and statistics of labelling of preservatives on cosmetics can be included, the latter two approaches allowing for risk estimates conferred by specific allergens.

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Section: Contact Allergies As a Public Health And Occupational Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Surveillance of contact allergies: methods and results of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK)

Schnuch

Geier

Lessmann

et al. 2012

Allergy

142

148

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“…In exceptional cases, UVB irradiation may be necessary to prove photosensitivity, but there is not enough data to recommend regular photopatch testing with this wavelength [ 44 ].…”

Section: Photopatch Testing: Technique and Requirementsmentioning

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“…24.2 ). In addition, undesirable effects of glove wearing must be taken into account and avoided (e.g., occlusion effect, latex and contact allergy due to ingredients of glove materials, see Wulfhorst et al [ 44 ]). Important factors for providing protection are the penetration capacity for water and permeability to chemicals.…”

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Quick Guide to Contact Dermatitis

Johansen¹,

Lepoittevin²,

Thyssen³

2016

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“…Alone in Europe, OSD related costs vastly exceed 5 billion €/year, mainly by loss of productivity, causing detrimental socio-economic consequences due to often high rates of sickness absence, job loss and permanent disability. 1,2 In the context of increased exposure of outdoor workers to solar UV radiation, occupational non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is, in addition, becoming a rapidly rising problem, which deserves as much attention as addressed in a recent JEADV supplement. 3 In 2009, the EU Commission defined lacking prevention of OSD a top priority problem.…”

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