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Occupational dermatitis in shoemakers
Author(s) -
Mancuso G.,
Reggiani M.,
Berdondini R. M.
Publication year - 1996
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.1600-0536.1996.tb02105.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , medicine , contact dermatitis , irritant contact dermatitis , occupational dermatitis , patch test , occupational exposure , allergic contact dermatitis , hyperkeratosis , contact allergy , vitiligo , allergy , dentistry , environmental health , immunology
In an epidemiological study of occupational dermatitis in 5 different show factories, 246 workers were interviewed, examined and patch tested using standard and occupational patch test series. The prevalence of occupational contact dermatitis was 14.6% (36/246): 8.1% (20/246) irritant contact dermatitis (OACD). Among the latter, the most common occupational allergens were p‐tert‐butylphenol‐formaldehyde resin and mercaptobenzothiazole. 6% (15/246) presented with hyperkeratosis of the fingertips, while 3.2% (8/246) reported prutitus sine materia (PSM) present only during working hours. 2 workers presented with vitiligo‐like leukodermic patches on the backs of their hands and on their forearms. Some jobs were more frequently associated with skin complaints. In the assembly department, OACD was most frequent (11.4%), attributed to contact with adhesives and, to a lesser degree, with rubber and leather, OICD caused by contact with the solvents contained in adhesives and varnishes was probably caused by the dust present in the working environment was reported by 33.3% of the workers in the sole‐cutting and scraping departments. Hyperkeratosis of the fingertips, as a reaction to the continuous trauma of leather on the skin, was observed most frequently (41.6%) in the sole‐cutting department.