| Document ID (ISN) | 45343 |
| CIS number |
86-157 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1985 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Eun H.C., Park H.B., Chun Y.H. |
| Title |
Occupational pitted keratolysis |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1985, Vol.12, No.2, p.122. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
A mass screening of industrial workers in Korea in 1981 revealed pitted keratolysis in 1.5% of the workers examined. It was especially prevalent in a zinc refinery where the workers wore rubber shoes. In Sep. 1984, visits to 2 anthracite mines revealed pitted keratolysis of the soles of the feet of 66 of 283 miners (23.3%). The miners all wore rubber boots, and some had immersion foot. The wearing of footgear which keeps the feet warm and moist probably favours the growth of Corynebacterium species that are responsible for pitted keratolysis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pathogenic bacteria; skin diseases; coal mining; boots; foot lesions |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Korea, Republic of |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
Foot and leg protection
Skin diseases
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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