Hand eczema

Hand eczema

Eczema

Published in Dag K. Brune, Christer Edling, Occupational Hazards in the Health Professions, 2020

Occupational counseling is important in the prevention of hand eczema. The following recommendations are made based on the findings of two epidemiological studies on hand eczema in hospital workers.13,36Individuals with a personal or family history of atopic disease but no dry and itchy skin and no earlier hand eczema may be employed in such work.Individuals with a history of atopic dermatitis who have had hand eczema should be advised not to chose employment involving wet hospital work.Individuals with a history of atopic mucosal symptoms or a family history of atopy who have an atopic skin condition with a dry and itchy skin should be advised not to choose such work if they have had hand eczema during the last year.

Occupational dermatoses: knowledge, attitudes and perceptions among motor vehicle repair workers

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Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2022

Amani S. Ahmed, Ramadan Mohamed Eldahshan

An intervention based on a health educational program is effective for primary prevention of occupational hand eczema, suggesting that its implementation in regular vocational training may reduce the burden of the disease [9].

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