Clinical characteristics and consequences of hand eczema – an 8‐year follow‐up study of a population‐based twin cohort

Abstract

The clinical picture and consequences of hand eczema vary; however, the majority experience chronic symptoms.

Hand eczema classification: a cross-sectional, multicentre study of the aetiology and morphology of hand eczema

“…This agrees with previous reports. 18,22,23 The observation that ICD was the significantly most frequent subdiagnosis in women could be due to domestic wet work as a contributing factor to this subdiagnosis, and that this is traditionally a burden to female skin. The finding that ACD was related to more severe hand eczema as compared with ICD, when assessed by HECSI, contradicts recent findings in patients with OHE where ICD was found to be related to severe eczema.…”

Occupational Contact Dermatitis in 10,582 French Patients Reported between 2004 and 2007: A Descriptive Study

“…Similarly, an American study demonstrated that hand dermatitis caused a reduction in patients' quality of life, and limited their activity and work performance compared with people unaffected by the disease [54]. A 10-year Danish monitoring study of 274 hand dermatitis patients reported that 12.4% had a disease-related work stoppage, while 8.5% had to change their profession [55]. …”

Hand eczema: Correlation of morphologic patterns, atopy, contact sensitization and disease severity

“…[2] The frequency of contact sensitization in hand eczema patients varies from 23% in mild cases to 62% in severe cases. [3,4] The role of contact sensitization in increasing the severity of hand eczema has not been evaluated. Also, the role of specific allergens in different morphological forms of hand eczema is understudied.…”