The prevalence of hand eczema in an adolescent population

Abstract

Linked article: J. Wang et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36: 547–556. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17814.

Hand Eczema in High School Students in Poland: A Cross-sectional Study

“…Prevalence of HE among adolescents is a subject of significantly fewer studies than in the adult population. The lifetime self-reported prevalence of HE oscillates between 9.7% and 10.4% ( 17 , 18 ). While the age of the studied population was similar to that in the current patient cohort, the results noticeably differed from the self-reported lifetime prevalence of 28%.…”