Occupational contact dermatitis in tertiary university hospital: A 5-year retrospective study
© 2014, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Background: Thailand, an agricultural country developing into an industrial country, has differences in work environment, substance exposure, and climate. These factors may lead to a distinct epidemiology of occupational contact dermatiti...
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th-mahidol.343882018-11-09T09:43:55Z Occupational contact dermatitis in tertiary university hospital: A 5-year retrospective study Waranya Boonchai Kanchalit Thanomkitti Pranee Kasemsarn Mahidol University Medicine © 2014, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Background: Thailand, an agricultural country developing into an industrial country, has differences in work environment, substance exposure, and climate. These factors may lead to a distinct epidemiology of occupational contact dermatitis (OCD). Objective: To study the prevalence of allergic and irritant occupational contact dermatitis in Thailand. Material and Method: The records of patients diagnosed of OCD and patch tested between 2006 and 2010 at Siriraj University Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Results: From 885 patch tested patients, 194 (21.9%) had OCD. Of those 194 patients, 76.8% were female and 23.2% were male. Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD; 76.3%) was found to be more common than irritant contact dermatitis (ICD; 24.2%). The common affected part was hands (51.5%). The most frequent occupation was wet work (35.1%), followed by office work (24.7%), industrial work (16%), and medical personnel (13.4%). The most common occupational allergens were nickel sulfate (33.1%), potassium dichromate (19.6%), and carba mix (15.5%). Water (56.1%), foods (4.9%), and oil/grease (2.4%) were the most common occupational irritants. Conclusion: In our setting, allergic OCD was more common than irritant OCD. Nickel sulfate was the most common occupational allergen. Occupational ACD and ICD are most commonly found in industrial work and wet works, respectively. 2018-11-09T02:43:55Z 2018-11-09T02:43:55Z 2014-01-01 Article Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.97, No.11 (2014), 1182-1188 01252208 01252208 2-s2.0-84924311107 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34388 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84924311107&origin=inward |
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© 2014, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Background: Thailand, an agricultural country developing into an industrial country, has differences in work environment, substance exposure, and climate. These factors may lead to a distinct epidemiology of occupational contact dermatitis (OCD). Objective: To study the prevalence of allergic and irritant occupational contact dermatitis in Thailand. Material and Method: The records of patients diagnosed of OCD and patch tested between 2006 and 2010 at Siriraj University Hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Results: From 885 patch tested patients, 194 (21.9%) had OCD. Of those 194 patients, 76.8% were female and 23.2% were male. Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD; 76.3%) was found to be more common than irritant contact dermatitis (ICD; 24.2%). The common affected part was hands (51.5%). The most frequent occupation was wet work (35.1%), followed by office work (24.7%), industrial work (16%), and medical personnel (13.4%). The most common occupational allergens were nickel sulfate (33.1%), potassium dichromate (19.6%), and carba mix (15.5%). Water (56.1%), foods (4.9%), and oil/grease (2.4%) were the most common occupational irritants. Conclusion: In our setting, allergic OCD was more common than irritant OCD. Nickel sulfate was the most common occupational allergen. Occupational ACD and ICD are most commonly found in industrial work and wet works, respectively. |
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Occupational contact dermatitis in tertiary university hospital: A 5-year retrospective study |
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