Occupational and non-occupational allergic contact dermatitis and quality of life: a prospective study

Abstract

Attempted to evaluate and compare the impact on quality of life of occupational and non-occupational ACD and to identify the most frequently involved allergens. A quality of life questionnaire was applied. We noted moderate impact on the quality of life of both groups, without a statistical difference. Our study corroborates previous general data on the prevalence of nickel sulphate and paraphenylenediamine as the most common allergens. Potassium bichromate was shown to be one of the main occupational allergens and thimerosal as the main non-occupational allergen in our sample.

Quality of life measurement in occupational skin diseases. Position paper of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Forces on Quality of Life and Patient Oriented Outcomes and Occupational Skin Disease

“…From the 369 articles identified in the literature search, 328 were excluded based on the exclusion criteria, leaving 41 publications for the final analysis 12‐52 . The list of included publications and their characteristics are given in Table .…”

The Role and Diagnosis of Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

“…[1][2][3][4] AD is a heterogeneous disorder associated with a constellation of signs and symptoms, including pruritus, skin pain [5], mental health symptoms, xerosis, oozing/weeping in acute lesions, lichenification and prurigo nodules in Importantly, due to the large symptom-burden, including the sequela of itch, pain, sleep, and mental health disturbance, AD and ACD both have a significant negative impact on quality of life (QOL). [16][17][18][19][20] While these two cutaneous eruptions may appear similar and often coexist, [21] the etiologies, distributions, and therapeutic options often differ. This makes differentiating the two diseases critical to the successful treatment of the dermatitis.…”

Dermatite de Contacto Alérgica em Profissionais de Saúde

“…2 Contact dermatitis represents one of the most common occupational disease [3][4][5][6] and it is frequently responsible for sick-leave 7 , job loss and disability resulting in chronicity and high socio-economic impact. [7][8][9][10] Moreover it can have a high impact on quality of life. 9,10 Occupational allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is particularly frequent among health care workers (HCW).…”

“…[7][8][9][10] Moreover it can have a high impact on quality of life. 9,10 Occupational allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is particularly frequent among health care workers (HCW). 1,5,6,[11][12][13][14] In the healthcare setting ACD can occur due both to delayed-type hypersensitivity mediated by allergen specific T lymphocytes that recognize low molecular weight chemicals, and immediate-type hypersensitivity, with IgE recognizing larger chemicals, like latex proteins.…”