Extended documentation for hand dermatitis patients: Pilot study on irritant exposures

Wolfgang Uter; Andrea Bauer; Lynda Bensefa-Colas; Richard Brans; Marie-Noelle Crepy; Ana Gimenez-Arnau; Francesca Larese Filon; Suzana Ljubojevic Hadzavdic; Maria Pesonen; Marie L. Schuttelaar; Mark Wilkinson; Carola Liden

doi:10.1111/cod.13035

Extended documentation for hand dermatitis patients: Pilot study on irritant exposures

Wolfgang Uter^*, Andrea Bauer, Lynda Bensefa-Colas, Richard Brans, Marie-Noelle Crepy, Ana Gimenez-Arnau, Francesca Larese Filon, Suzana Ljubojevic Hadzavdic, Maria Pesonen, Marie L. Schuttelaar, Mark Wilkinson, Carola Liden

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Abstract

BackgroundIrritant exposure may be a contributory cause or the sole cause of (occupational) hand dermatitis. However, the documentation of irritant exposures in clinical practice is not standardized.

ObjectivesTo examine the feasibility and usefulness of a form with different items addressing both occupational and non-occupational irritant exposures in a semiquantitative way.

MethodsBetween May 2016 and May 2017, successive patients with work-related hand dermatitis, irrespective of aetiology, were examined in 9 specialized European departments. Department-specific investigation was supplemented with the above proforma. The results were recorded by use of an anonymized secured online documentation system in a pilot study.

ResultsAltogether, 193 patients were included; 114 females and 79 males, with a mean age of 40years (range 18-68years). The most common occupational group comprised healthcare workers (n =35); occupational exposure of the hands to gloves, dusts and water without detergents of >2hours/day was seen in 54.5%, 24.4% and 24.3% of patients, respectively. Non-occupational exposures rarely exceeded 2hours/day.

ConclusionsIt is hoped that the set of descriptors will offer a basis for (clinical) epidemiological studies assessing the role of irritant exposures in occupational hand dermatitis, and to support a high level of quality and consistency in daily patient care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	168-174
Number of pages	7
Journal	CONTACT DERMATITIS
Volume	79
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.13035
Publication status	Published - Sep-2018

Keywords

contact dermatitis
epidemiology
exposure assessment
hand dermatitis
irritants
occupational skin disease
OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
COHORT
CARE

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Uter, Wolfgang ; Bauer, Andrea ; Bensefa-Colas, Lynda ; Brans, Richard ; Crepy, Marie-Noelle ; Gimenez-Arnau, Ana ; Filon, Francesca Larese ; Hadzavdic, Suzana Ljubojevic ; Pesonen, Maria ; Schuttelaar, Marie L. ; Wilkinson, Mark ; Liden, Carola. / Extended documentation for hand dermatitis patients : Pilot study on irritant exposures. In: CONTACT DERMATITIS. 2018 ; Vol. 79, No. 3. pp. 168-174.

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