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Contact dermatitis in Nigeria (I). Hand dermatitis in women
Author(s) -
Olumide Yetunde
Publication year - 1987
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.1600-0536.1987.tb02666.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , contact dermatitis , hand dermatitis , housewife , allergic contact dermatitis , hand eczema , patch test , atopy , allergy , traditional medicine , immunology , gender studies , sociology
Of 545 consecutive contact dermatitis clinic patients, 271 (49.7%) were women. 29 (10.7%) of whom had hand dermatitis alone. 17 (58.6%) of these hand cases, were allergic, the main sensitizers being nickel and essential oils in oranges. Dress makers were mostly affected by nickel, while orange sellers and peelers were positive to orange peel, fragrance mix, balsam of Peru and formaldehyde in varying combinations. 8 (27.6%) of the hand cases were due to irritants and wet jobs, and possibly lo allergens not tested. 24 (83%) of the hand cases were occupational. Only 1 Nigerian woman had true housewife's hand dermatitis. It was not possible to define the rôle of atopy because of unreliable histories. 2 cases of pompholyx und a negative patch test occurred in the first trimester of pregnancy.