| Document ID (ISN) | 107599 |
| CIS number |
08-88 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0465-546X - Medicina y seguridad del trabajo |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Barchino Ortiz L, Cabrera Fernández E., Moreno Manzano G., Heras Mendaza F., Conde-Salazar Gómez L. |
| Title |
Occupational skin diseases among workers providing care to older persons |
| Original title |
Dermatosis profesionales en cuidadores de ancianos [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2007, Vol.LIII, No.207, p.35-46. Illus. 33 ref. |
| Abstract |
Health care workers specialized in providing care to older persons may have an increased risk of occupational skin damage due to their regular exposure to skin irritants and constant wet work. This retrospective study involved 41 such health care workers, all women, who consulted an occupational dermatology institute in Spain over an 11-year period. The most common location affected was the hands. Of the skin diseases clinically diagnosed, endogenous eczema showed the highest prevalence (39.6%) followed by irritant contact dermatitis (27.1%), allergic contact dermatitis (12.5%), asymptomatic diseases (10.4%) and allergy to natural rubber latex (4.2%). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; health care personnel; skin diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
allergens; irritants; natural rubber; latex; eczema; frequency rates; survey; dermatological examinations; women; dermatological services; hand |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Health care services
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