| Document ID (ISN) | 61088 |
| CIS number |
93-1863 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rosen R.H., Freeman S. |
| Title |
Prognosis of occupational contact dermatitis in New South Wales, Australia |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1993, Vol.29, No.2, p.88-93. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
570 patients with occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) were seen between 1984 and 1990 at the Skin and Cancer Foundation in Sydney. 336 (59%) were followed up 1 to 5 years later. Roughly a third were healed, a third were improved without complete healing, a quarter had no change and one-twelfth of the patients had deteriorated. The overall improvement rate was in excess of 70%. Data derived from these patients demonstrated that changing the work duties of patients with OCD improved their outcome (p<0.01), whilst leaving the industry altogether resulted in a greater overall healing rate (p<0.01). No difference existed between the outcome of irritant contact dermatitis compared with allergic contact dermatitis. Atopics as expected had a worse prognosis. The outcome in the construction industry was significantly poorer than other industries. Patients suffering from allergic contact dermatitis from chromate also had a dismal prognosis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
food; occupational pathology; skin allergies; hairdressing; eczema; construction industry; hospitals; dermatitis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Australia; skin diseases; long-term study; epidemiologic study; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Health care services
Allergies
Skin diseases
Hairdressing & beauty parlours
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