| Document ID (ISN) | 74579 |
| CIS number |
00-415 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Smith H.R., Holloway D., Armstrong D.K.B., Whittam L., White I.R., Rycroft R.J.G., McFadden J.P. |
| Title |
Association between tinea manuum and male manual workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2000, Vol.42, No.1, p.45. 3 ref. |
| Abstract |
In order to test the hypothesis that tinea manuum (fungal infection of the hands) predominantly occurs in manual workers, a statistical analysis of 23,264 patients (41% male) with hand dermatitis previously patch tested was carried out showing that 48% performed work with a significant manual component. During the same period 52 patients (47 male) showed tinea manuum. 42 (39 male) were in work with a significant manual component. The five most common occupations in this population were: car mechanic, machine operator, gas/electricity worker, chemical process worker and farm worker. Manual workers develop hyperkeratosis of the skin, which provides an enhanced environment for keratinophyllic dermatophytes. The female population was too small to allow analysis. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
microsporosis; blue-collar workers; hand; hyperkeratosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
occupation disease relation; statistical evaluation; sex-linked differences |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
Mycoses
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
|
