Allergic contact dermatitis caused by vinyl gloves: a challenge for clinicians

­Barisani, Alessia; Piraccini, Bianca Maria; Vincenzi, Colombina; Placa, M. La; Patrizi, Annalisa

doi:10.11138/cderm/2016.4.2.52

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“…Vinyl gloves are considered to be safer with respect to ACD, because they usually do not contain rubber accelerators; however, there are rare reports of ACD to vinyl gloves. [36][37][38] Furthermore, the CDC reports that nitrile, natural rubber, and neoprene (polychloroprene) gloves all maintain greater minimum tensile and elongation requirements when compared to vinyl gloves. 33,39 Therefore, medical gloves made of neoprene or nitrile may be implemented as rubber-free options that also protect against viral exposure.…”

Section: Allergic Contact Dermatitismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hand hygiene during COVID-19: Recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society

Rundle

Presley

Militello

et al. 2020

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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The recent coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in increased hand hygiene and hand cleansing awareness. To prevent virus transmission, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends frequent hand washing with soap and water. Hand hygiene products are available in a variety of forms and while each of these formulations may be effective against COVID-19, they may also alter skin barrier integrity and function. As health care workers and the general population focus on stringent hand hygiene, the American Contact Dermatitis Society (ACDS) anticipates an increase in both irritant contact and allergic contact hand dermatitis. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers with moisturizers have the least sensitizing and irritancy potential when compared to soaps and synthetic detergents. This article provides an overview of the most frequently used hand hygiene products and their associations with contact dermatitis as well as recommendations from the ACDS on how to treat and prevent further dermatitis.

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Section: Allergic Contact Dermatitismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hand hygiene during COVID-19: Recommendations from the American Contact Dermatitis Society

Rundle

Presley

Militello

et al. 2020

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

220

250

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“…The nitrile gloves are more suitable than the other types of gloves due to their lower costs, higher resistance to pathogens, and lower risk of allergies (34). In this regard, most of the medical centers have used nitrile gloves to prevent latex allergy (35). The increase in the spread of diseases and the environmental pollution has increased the use of protective gloves (36,37).…”

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Required personal protective equipment for prehospital healthcare provider in COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Javanmardi¹,

Dadashzadeh²,

Dehghannezhad³

et al. 2023

Acta fac medic Naissensis

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Aims. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease, and a variety of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been recommended as preventive measures for prehospital emergency personnel, which has led to considerable challenges and a great confusion for the personnel. This review aims to identify different types of PPE required in the care of COVID-19 patients in prehospital emergency system. Material and methods. This study was carried out by searching through databases including: Pubmed, Proqust, Google Scholar, and Cinahl. All articles that recommended different types of PPE against COVID-19 and infectious diseases for prehospital emergency personnel were collected in a table. Results. After carrying out the initial search in the databases, 1,009 studies were obtained and then 16 articles were selected. The findings seem to suggest using equipment including: gloves, face shields (shield/goggles), protective clothes (medical jumpsuit/scrubs), surgical masks, N-95 masks, powered air purifying respirators (PAPR), hair covers, shoe covers and washing up the hands by the emergency medical service (EMS) personnel. Discussion. The scrutiny of the relevant studies showed that each of them advised the EMS personnel to use a number of PPE. The present study highlighted the fact that there are other components of the PPE which can be useful to them. Conclusion. This study identified the most appropriate PPE needed for prehospital emergency personnel against COVID-19, and it is believed that planning for adequate access to this equipment and training on how to use them can significantly help to reduce the infection among the personnel.

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