A review of non-glove personal protective equipment-related occupational dermatoses reported to EPIDERM between 1993 and 2013.
Contact Dermatitis
; 80(4): 217-221, 2019 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is defined as equipment that protects the wearer's body against health/safety risks at work. Gloves cause many dermatoses. Non-glove PPE constitutes a wide array of garments. Dermatoses resulting from these have hitherto not been documented.OBJECTIVES:
To determine the incidence and types of non-glove PPE-related dermatoses. PATIENTS/METHODS:
We analysed incident case reports from dermatologists of non-glove PPE-related dermatoses to a UK-wide surveillance scheme (EPIDERM) between 1993 and 2013.RESULTS:
The dermatoses associated with non-glove PPE accounted for 0.84% of all occupational skin disease. Of all PPE-related cases, 194 (9.2%) were attributable to non-glove PPE. Of these, 132 (68.0%) occurred in men, and the median age (both male and female) was 42 years (range 18-82 years). The non-glove PPE-related dermatoses were diagnosed as allergic contact dermatitis (47.4%), irritant contact dermatitis (16.0%), friction (11.3%), occlusion (11.3%), unspecified dermatitis (8.8%), acne (3.1%), infections (1.5), and contact urticaria (0.52%). The industries most associated with non-glove PPE-related dermatoses were manufacturing (18.6%), public administration and defence (17.0%), health and social work (15.5%), and transport, storage, and communication (9.8%).CONCLUSIONS:
Clothing, footwear, facemasks and headgear need to be recognized as causes of dermatoses occurring at body sites less commonly associated with occupational skin disease.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
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Dermatitis, Occupational
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Gloves, Protective
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Personal Protective Equipment
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Contact Dermatitis
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom