Dermatologist‐diagnosed skin diseases among immigrant Latino poultry processors and other manual workers in North Carolina, USA

Abstract

Several skin diseases are highly prevalent in immigrant Latino workers and may relate to work environment. These may impair the quality of life of these workers and predispose them to further illness.

Prevalence of tinea pedis in psoriasis, compared to atopic dermatitis and normal controls – a prospective study

“…[13][14][15] In psoriasis and normal controls, a higher prevalence of tinea pedis was found in the elderly and in males. Similar findings in the normal population were reported by Kiraz et al [2] and Pichardo-Geisinger et al [16]. Interestingly, in atopic dermatitis patients, only age affected the prevalence of tinea pedis, while Positive cases of tinea pedis found in all groups of the study.…”

Laceration injuries and infections among workers in the poultry processing and pork meatpacking industries

“…There are no data on reported infections in these industries, so we cannot compare our findings to other information. In a convenience cross sectional study of poultry workers in North Carolina who were examined by a dermatologist, 54% presented with infectious skin diseases of which over half were considered inflammatory [Pichardo-Geisinger et al, 2013]. This finding indicates the importance of further study to ascertain prevalence independent of reporting systems.…”

“…In a convenience cross sectional study of poultry workers in North Carolina who were examined by a dermatologist, 54% presented with infectious skin diseases of which over half were considered inflammatory [Pichardo-Geisinger et al, 2013]. There are likely to be several potential sources of bias in terms of reporting due to the multiple steps involved in reporting and recording injuries in the plant and due to perceived benefits/penalties by the workers and employers .…”

Musculoskeletal and neurological injuries associated with work organization among immigrant latino women manual workers in North Carolina

“…Data for this analysis are from a study comparing Latino poultry processing workers occupational injuries with those among other Latino manual workers [Arcury et al, 2012a;Cartwright et al, 2012;Pichardo-Geisinger et al, 2013;Rosenbaum et al, 2013]. Data were collected from 2009 to 2011.…”