Occupational Hand Dermatitis

Abstract

Purpose of Review Occupational hand dermatitis is a common work-related disorder of the skin. Prevention and management of this disease is critical to improving workers’ quality of life and for occupation-specific retention. Recent Findings This is a critical review of the current literature on occupational hand dermatitis. Occupational dermatitis continues to have a high prevalence among workers although the overall incidence may be slowly decreasing. Irritant contact dermatitis due to wet work exposure is the most common cause of occupational hand dermatitis. Healthcare workers, hairdressers, and metal workers are at particularly high risk for this disease. While some prevention programs have been ineffective in mitigating occupational hand dermatitis, other more resource-intensive initiatives may have benefit. Summary Continued research is needed on ways to manage wet work exposures and on scalable, effective prevention programs for occupational hand dermatitis. The spectrum of culprit contact allergens continues to evolve, and vigilance for potential occupation-specific allergens remains important.

Evaluation of exposures to metals, metalworking fluids, alcohols, and volatile organic compounds at an acrobatic equipment manufacturer.

“…Irritant contact dermatitis can be caused by many factors. The most common skin irritant at work is "wet work," defined as exposure of skin to liquid for more than 2 hours per day; the use of occlusive gloves for more than 2 hours per day; or frequent hand washing [Chew and Maibach 2003;Karagounis and Cohen 2023;Slodownik et al 2008]. Other common causes of irritant contact dermatitis include soaps and detergents, solvents, food products, cleaning agents, plastics and resins, petroleum products and lubricants, metals, and machine oils and coolants [Chew and Maibach 2003;Li and Li 2021;NIOSH 2018;Slodownik et al 2008].…”

Hand eczema: a common diagnosis in everyday practice

“…Факторы риска экземы рук были тщательно изучены, при этом известно, что играют роль как эндогенные, так и экзогенные факторы [4]. Было обнаружено, что наиболее значимым эндогенным фактором риска является атопический дерматит [5][6][7], тогда как экзогенные факторы включают контактную аллергию [8,9] и воздействие раздражителей [10]. Влажная работа и частое мытье рук также считаются факторами риска развития экземы рук [11].…”

Three Cases of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis Where Causative Agents Were Identified Using Patch Test Panel S

“…In the clinical setting, identifying the causative substances of occupational allergic contact dermatitis is challenging because of several chemicals and materials in the workplace that can cause contact dermatitis [ 1 , 2 ]. On the contrary, various dermatologists face difficulties in determining the causative substrate of allergic contact dermatitis in occupational scenarios.…”