Open AccessOccupational dermatoses among cottage industry workers of Kashmir Valley in North India
Author(s) -
Saniya Akhtar,
Iffat Hassan,
Farhan Rasool,
Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat,
Gousia Sheikh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5178.206122
Subject(s) - cottage industry , medicine , handicraft , environmental health , rural area , geography , pathology , archaeology
Cottage industry is usually a small-scale industry operated from home by family members using their own equipment. Kashmir has a unique cottage industry of its own which deals with production of many handicrafts, which may lead to a peculiar pattern of skin diseases in these artisans. Aim: The aim of this study was to find out the pattern of skin disorders in the cottage industry workers of Kashmir valley, with primary focus on the occupation-related dermatoses and to identify the most common cutaneous manifestation in these workers.