RESUMEN
Dermatology involves various occupational hazards that threaten the safety of practicing dermatologists and may often go unrecognized and ignored. These dangers may appear minor but with the daily volume of patients examined by dermatologists do pose significant health risks. A review of the occupational hazards and exposures frequently encountered in the field of dermatology would be beneficial for both dermatologists and patients. In this review, we conducted a comprehensive search of published studies from inception to May 30, 2021 using the terms "dermatology," "occupational exposure," and "biohazard" in PubMed-MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Embase, and Cochrane Central to summarize occupational hazards in dermatology. (SKINmed. 2022;20:177-184).
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Dermatología , Exposición Profesional , Humanos , Exposición Profesional/efectos adversosRESUMEN
PURPOSE: As the most common cause of skin cancer death, incidence and mortality of melanoma vary widely between ethnic and racial groups. METHODS: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data were used to examine the incidence and survival in patients with melanoma concerning race and ethnicity in Wayne County, Michigan between 2000 and 2016. RESULTS: Analysis of data revealed significantly higher melanoma-specific death in non-Hispanic black patients compared to their non-Hispanic white counterparts (p <0.001). However, no increased risk of death due to melanoma was observed following adjustment of data for the stage, age, and sex (H.R. = 1.00, 95% CI 0.64-1.56). CONCLUSION: Non-Hispanic black patients have the highest percentage of late-stage melanoma. Increased incidence of melanoma mortality in non-Hispanic black patients is likely a consequence of late-stage diagnosis.
