Occupation-Related Symptoms in Hairdressers

Piapan, Linda; Baldo, Jacopo; Filon, Francesca Larese

doi:10.1097/der.0000000000000450

Cited by 12 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 58 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, the share of atopic dermatitis among the hairdressers in this study was lower than in other studies. 5,12,14,43,44 This is in agreement with our previous findings, 10 and can be related to the generally lower occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Italy as compared, for instance, with Nordic countries. 44 The prevalence of OCD was 44.1% and 9.9% in hairdressers and controls, respectively, showing that hairdressing has a significant risk factor for work-related skin disorders.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…15,42,43 Moreover, the results of a previous prospective study on hairdressers from north-eastern Italy confirmed frequent occurrence of hand skin symptoms, especially fissuring, dryness, and itching, with a significantly increased prevalence at 10-year follow-up, and with a positive correlation between having skin dryness and developing hand eczema. 10 Sensitization to nickel sulfate and PPD ranked on the top in hairdressers tested with an extended European baseline series, which is in agreement with previous reports. 5,19,52 The prevalence of sensitization to nickel sulfate was high among both hairdressers (37.8%) and controls (38.8%), and no significant differences were found.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…However, the share of atopic dermatitis among the hairdressers in this study was lower than in other studies 5,12,14,43,44 . This is in agreement with our previous findings, 10 and can be related to the generally lower occurrence of atopic dermatitis in Italy as compared, for instance, with Nordic countries 44 …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Hair washing is a typical task that is often performed at an early stage of the hairdressing career. 10 Thus, hairdressing apprentices seem to be most affected by OCD, 11,12 probably because they are less aware of precautionary measures 13 together with the fact that they frequently perform wet work. 14,15 Lysdal et al 16 reported that almost 70% of hairdressers develop skin disorders within the first years of employment, and that hand eczema significantly influences the decision to leave the trade.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hair washing is a typical task that is often performed at an early stage of the hairdressing career 10 . Thus, hairdressing apprentices seem to be most affected by OCD, 11,12 probably because they are less aware of precautionary measures 13 together with the fact that they frequently perform wet work 14,15 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Characteristics and incidence of contact dermatitis among hairdressers in north‐eastern Italy

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Hairdressers are at high risk of contact dermatitis (CD) due to skin exposure to numerous irritants and haptens in hair products in combination with frequent wet work. Objectives: To investigate the characteristics and incidence of CD among hairdressers in northeastern Italy. Methods: A total of 324 hairdressers who had been examined and patch tested in northeastern Italy from 1996 to 2016 were retrospectively identified, and compared with 9669 matched controls. Sensitization to allergens of the hairdressing series was analysed among hairdressers attending an occupational medicine clinic in Trieste, Italy. Incidence data were calculated from 1999 to 2016. Results: Sensitization to p-phenylenediamine, thiuram mix, and N-isopropyl-N'-phenylp-phenylenediamine was significantly associated with hairdressing and with hand/forearms dermatitis. Frequent sensitizers from hairdressing series were ammonium persulfate, toluene-2,5-diamine, and p-aminobenzene. The overall incidence of CD declined from 2003 (31.7 cases/10 000 workers) to 2016 (20.8 cases/10 000 workers). Conclusions: Sensitization to several haptens was significantly associated with hairdressing. The incidence of CD among hairdressers in northeastern Italy has declined in recent years, but is still high. Preventive efforts are needed to reduce the burden of CD in this professional group.

show abstract