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Epidemiology of contact dermatitis in Geneva (1000 cases)
Author(s) -
Brun Robert
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
contact dermatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1600-0536
pISSN - 0105-1873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1975.tb05385.x
Subject(s) - contact dermatitis , epidemiology , dermatology , incidence (geometry) , medicine , turpentine , allergic contact dermatitis , patch test , environmental health , immunology , allergy , pathology , mathematics , geometry
Results concerning 1,000 cases of contact dermatitis with positive patch tests are presented. The allergens which are responsible for about 50 % of our cases are: turpentine, nickel, hexavalent chromium and organic mercurial compounds. These results are compared with those of other countries. As in the industrial world there should be information given to the general public to reduce the incidence of contact dermatitis.