Mohammad Reza Pourani; Fahimeh Abdollahimajd
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Hand hygiene is one of the most crucial measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission; however, frequent handwashing may lead to contact dermatitis causing many problems. Occupational hand dermatitis is a relatively common but challenging issue that imposes a negative effect on the ...
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Hand hygiene is one of the most crucial measures against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmission; however, frequent handwashing may lead to contact dermatitis causing many problems. Occupational hand dermatitis is a relatively common but challenging issue that imposes a negative effect on the quality of life, work performance, and adherence to hygiene principles. We performed a cross-sectional study to assess the psychosocial impacts of hand dermatitis on healthcare workers (HCWs) using an online Persian version of the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ-2002). Sixty-three from a total of 390 HCWs (21%) reported that hand eczema had adverse effects on their occupation, such as a necessity to use gloves (17.3%) and decreased adherence to hand hygiene (14%). HCWs reported a higher exacerbation of hand dermatitis in winter (40.3%) and fall (24.7%). Hand dermatitis exerted a significant impact on sporting activities, sleep, social life, mood, and sex in 17.7%, 43.3%, 44.3%, 66%, and 11.7% of HCWs, respectively. It seems that hand dermatitis-related impairment of the mentioned activities has increased in HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
M Nasiri Kashani; H Mortazavi; S Amini
Volume 9, Issue 3 , 2006, , Pages 264-269
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Background and aim: Eczema is a common inflammatory skin disease. Although history and physical examination are important in diagnosis of allergen, because of extent of environmental allergens, those are not simply recognized. The objective of this study was to determine allergens in patients with contact ...
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Background and aim: Eczema is a common inflammatory skin disease. Although history and physical examination are important in diagnosis of allergen, because of extent of environmental allergens, those are not simply recognized. The objective of this study was to determine allergens in patients with contact or atopic dermatitis referred to Razi hospital.Materials and Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional study was performed on patients with contact or atopic dermatitis in 2003-2004 with European Standard Series patch test containing 24 allergens.Results: In this study 223 patients were tested with a mean age of 31 years (SD=12). The most common involved location was hand (59%). The most common allergens were nickel sulphate (23/2%), cobalt (11/4%) and thiuram (8/3%).Conclusion: Nickel sulphate was the most common contact allergen in this study.
SM Davoudi; AA Karimi Zarchi; S Ghafouri Manesh; AR Firooz; M Nasiri Kashani; Y Dowlati
Volume 8, Issue 3 , 2005, , Pages 166-170
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Background: Eczema is one of the most widely spread inflammatory skin disorders contact dermatitis is an eczematous dermatitis that is produced as a result of contact with a substance in the environment. The substance can act as an irritant or allergen. Every country has allergen particular to itself. ...
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Background: Eczema is one of the most widely spread inflammatory skin disorders contact dermatitis is an eczematous dermatitis that is produced as a result of contact with a substance in the environment. The substance can act as an irritant or allergen. Every country has allergen particular to itself. Objective: Determining the frequency of skin allergens in patients with contact dermatitis in Tehran. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, all the data about the patients with chronic contact dermatitis who were visited in a dermatology clinic in Tehran from the year 1993 to 2003 and patch tested with 23 allergens of European standard series (ESS) were analyzed. Results: In this study 222 patients were surveyed. The mean age of the patients was 33.5 years (SD=13.8). 66.5% of the patients were female. The most common site of involvement (49%) was their hands. The mean duration of the disease was 54 months (SD=62). Clinical diagnosis included: 59% allergic contact dermatitis, 24% irritant dermatitis, 10% atopic dermatitis, and 7% other types of dermatitis. 145 (65.3%) of them had at least one positive reaction. The most common allergens were: Nickle sulfate 22.6%, cobalt chloride 14.5%, and fragrance mix 13.6%. Conclusion: Nickel was the most common contact allergen among the patients surveyed.
M Nasiri Kashani; AR Firooz
Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2002, , Pages 32-42
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Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease due to contact with different substances and caused by two mechanisms: Allergy and irritation. Contact dermatitis is a common skin disease and the most common occupational dermatosis. Differentiating between allergic and irritant contact dermatitis is ...
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Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease due to contact with different substances and caused by two mechanisms: Allergy and irritation. Contact dermatitis is a common skin disease and the most common occupational dermatosis. Differentiating between allergic and irritant contact dermatitis is essential in the identification of etiologic factor(s) and hence, its control and prognosis. This differentiation can be done only by patch test. Unfortunately, this simple, safe and useful test is always neglected. We review the basics of patch test, the method of performance, reading and interpretation of its results, possible side effects and results of studies done with patch test in different countries.