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Final diagnoses in patients referred for patch testing
Author(s) -
Cronin Etain
Publication year - 1992
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.1600-0536.1992.tb05214.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patch testing , dermatology , hand eczema , medical diagnosis , occupational exposure , occupational medicine , occupational dermatitis , contact dermatitis , allergic contact dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , allergy , environmental health , pathology , immunology
The final diagnoses made in 989 patterns consecutively patch tested in 1990 have been reviewed. Among the men, their dermatitis was entirely occupational in 17.9% and partially so in 12.5%. Among the women, it was entirely occupational in 6.4%. and partially so in 9.5%. In both groups, irritants exceeded allergens is the cause, whereas allergens superseded irritants in the patients with a non‐occupational eczema caused or aggravated by external Factors. It seems likely that domestic irritants wore overlooked in patients with a non‐occupational dermatitis
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