Prevention of Occupational Contact Dermatitis

Abstract

This article reviews the scientific research concerning occupational contact dermatitis and the related methods of prevention. The information provided herein clarifies some difficulties involved in the confirmation of diagnoses and creating strategies for prevention. Occupational skin diseases, most of which are contact dermatitis arising from exposure to a culpable agent, constitute more than 35% of all work-related disorders. Contact dermatitis can be classified as either the irritant or the unfavorably allergic type. Each type has an alternate pathogenesis, while the clinical presentation is the same. Once the hazardous elements that cause work-related contact dermatitis are identified, the dermatitis can be controlled in some patients. However, in other patients, it can be chronic and disabling. Failure to follow the outlined preventive programs will lead to high rates of occupational contact dermatitis.

Occupational Irritan Contact Dermatitis Among Shipyard Workers in Samarinda, Indonesia

“…We found a significant relationship between personal hygene of workers and OICD. The results of this study support the results of previous research by Al-otaibi (2016) which concluded that poor personal hygene is one of the risk factors of OICD occurrence, so to decrease the incidence of OICD is suggested to improve personal hygene of workers; and Cahyawati & Budiono (2011) which conclude that personal hygene was correlated with dermatitis among fishermen. As previously mentioned by Callahan et al (2014), hand washing frequency (≥ 10 times a day) were associated with irritan hand dermatitis.…”

“…Many inhibiting creams remove sticky oils and fats, thus reducing the need to wash with water and irritating soaps. The barrier cream should only be used on normal skin and not itch because it can aggravate dermatitis when used on inflamed skin (Al-otaibi, 2016).…”

“…The questionnaire has been tested and has proven to be valid (coefficient correlation = 0.444) and reliable (cronbach alpha = 0.766). Clinical complaint and symptoms of OICD in this study is a perceived complaint in workers due to inflammation of the skin due to exposure to chemicals in the workplace or other factors during the work, the symptoms can be skin itch, skin burn, swelling, blisters on the skin and will remove fluid when exfoliated, skin peeling, dry skin, scaly skin, as allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) (Al-otaibi, 2016).…”

The Effect Of Cyclohexanone Exposure On Incidence Of Irritant Contact Dermatitis

“…Contact dermatitis can be caused by direct irritation from a substance, known as irritant contact dermatitis (ICD), or contact with an unfavorable allergen, known as allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). 3 Occupational contact dermatitis accounts for 90% of all work-related skin disorders. It can be divided into irritant contact dermatitis, which occurs in 80% of cases, and the rest are allergic contact dermatitis.…”

Choline Hydroxide Promoted Synthesis of N‐Aryl Anthraquinone Derivatives: Metal Free Approach to Ullmann Coupling Reactions

“…Anthraquinones (AQ) represents an essential class of dyestuffs receiving worldwide attention due to their extensive range of applications in textile industry for colouring natural and synthetic fibers, [1][2] imaging devices, [3] foods, [4] paints, [5] cosmetics [6][7] and pharmaceutical industries. [8][9][10][11] They are widely reported to exhibit antitumor, [12][13] antiviral, [14][15] antifungal, [16] anti-laxative [17][18] and anti-inflammatory properties. [19][20] N-Aryl anthraquinone derivatives (Figure 1), have been exploited as a valuable tool for biochemical and pharmacological studies.…”