PubMed · 13793754
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S T ANNING. 1960. Occupational dermatitis.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13793754/
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Natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy has been recognized as a public health concern. NRL allergy frequently occurs in healthcare professionals. In this retrospective study we report the changing frequency of Type I NRL allergy amongst healthcare workers suffering from hand dermatitis referred to our department between 1996 and 2003. We identified 224 healthcare workers from the patch test database with a diagnosis of hand dermatitis who had undergone NRL skin prick testing (SPT). We report the SPT results, patch test results and diagnoses for each individual. The percentage of positive SPT to NRL in healthcare workers decreased from 62% in 1996 to 10% in 2003. Type IV allergy to fragrance mix (13%) was the most frequent cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Thiuram mix (8%) and carba mix (4%) were the most frequent indicators of type IV allergy to chemicals in rubber gloves. Fragrance allergy was the most frequent type IV allergen found in healthcare workers with hand dermatitis. We conclude that hand care preparations free from fragrance allergens should be available in all areas of clinical work.
Hairdressers have an increased risk of developing occupational skin diseases due to exposure to skin irritants and sensitizers. In the present work a method of assessing dermal exposure to permanent hair dyes was developed. The sampling performance characteristics of hand wash sampling with bag rinsing were studied for five hair dye compounds. The effect of residence time, sample load and different matrices were studied. Thirty volunteers were exposed to a reference solution of these compounds and to commercial hair dye products. The sampling efficiency after 5 min residence time was between 70 and 90% for the dye components in the hair dye products. Sampling efficiency decreases with increasing residence time, making the time of sampling an important factor. Hand wash sampling should be performed as soon as possible after the work task of interest. We conclude that the sampling efficiency is adequate for measurements of dermal exposure to permanent hair dyes. Hand wash sampling with bag rinsing is a useful tool for field studies of dermal exposure assessment in hairdressers.
The World Wide Web (WWW) offers physicians as well as their patients a huge resource of health information, which can be attained within minutes. Nevertheless it is difficult to select the needed information out of the mass of provided data and their quality is often poor with many unproven statements. Occupational dermatologists can especially benefit from the internet as they need a wide range of data from many sources. Much of this data can already be obtained via internet. To facilitate their search for information, this article presents a selection of German websites. The quality of the websites has been assessed using criteria such as design, search function, provided links and medical information. The results revealed deficiencies in the transparency of the data, e.g. often it is not apparent who is responsible for the information or when they were updated.