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Background: The building and public works sector is booming in recent years in Burkina Faso and exposes workers to different materials including cement. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of skin diseases observed among cement workers in Burkina Faso. Patients and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study, from April to June 2015, on 22 sites in the cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso. The study concerned workers on construction sites, handling cement and giving their agreement. A standardized survey form was designed for socio-demographic and dermatological examination data collection. Results: The study included 300 workers, all male. The median age was 29 years old. The extreme ages were 16 and 66 years old. The workers were masons (39.7%) and apprentice masons (34.7%). Two hundred and sixteen workers had a history of cement dermatitis and 56 had already observed a temporary cessation of work. Of the 300 workers, 265 had at least one dermatoses. The dermatoses prevalence was 88.3%. We recorded a prevalence of 12% cement contact dermatitis including 8.7% irritation contact dermatitis and 3.3% allergic contact dermatitis. We observed a total of 369 dermatoses including 237 keratoderma and 69 mycotic dermatoses. Conclusion: Dermatosis is common among workers who handle cement. They are dominated by keratoderma, mycotic dermatosis and cement contact dermatitis. Etiological investigations will be necessary in our context.

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of skin diseases observed in workers handling cement in Burkina Faso