Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis

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Autor(a) principal: Lazzarini,Rosana
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Duarte,Ida Alzira Gomes, Sumita,Juliana Mayumi, Minnicelli,Rogério
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)
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Resumo: BACKGROUND: Contact dermatitis is one of the common work-related dermatoses. Among bricklayers, cement can cause both allergic contact dermatitis and primary contact irritative dermatitis. The personal protective equipment (rubber gloves) may favor the development of allergic contact dermatitis. OBJECTIVES: 1) to evaluate the frequency of allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers between January 2005 and December 2009; 2) to determine the major sensitizing agents in the study group; and 3) to compare the data obtained from the construction workers to that of a group of patients who were not construction workers. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patch tests. Patients were separated into two groups: 1) bricklayers and 2) non-bricklayers. RESULTS: Of the 525 patch tests analyzed, 466 (90%) were from non-bricklayers and 53 (10%) from bricklayers. The hands were affected in 38 (61%) of them. 13 patients (24%) had irritative contact dermatitis and 40 (76%) had allergic contact dermatitis. The group of construction workers had a high frequency of sensitization to cement, and 29 (54.7%) had sensitization to rubber vulcanizing agents. 23 patients (43.4%) had sensitization to both cement and rubber. CONCLUSIONS: Among the bricklayers the presence of allergic contact dermatitis to rubber and cement in the same patient is common and demonstrates the importance of the patch test.
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spelling Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitisDermatitis, allergic contactOccupational diseasesPotassium dichromateRubberBACKGROUND: Contact dermatitis is one of the common work-related dermatoses. Among bricklayers, cement can cause both allergic contact dermatitis and primary contact irritative dermatitis. The personal protective equipment (rubber gloves) may favor the development of allergic contact dermatitis. OBJECTIVES: 1) to evaluate the frequency of allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers between January 2005 and December 2009; 2) to determine the major sensitizing agents in the study group; and 3) to compare the data obtained from the construction workers to that of a group of patients who were not construction workers. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patch tests. Patients were separated into two groups: 1) bricklayers and 2) non-bricklayers. RESULTS: Of the 525 patch tests analyzed, 466 (90%) were from non-bricklayers and 53 (10%) from bricklayers. The hands were affected in 38 (61%) of them. 13 patients (24%) had irritative contact dermatitis and 40 (76%) had allergic contact dermatitis. The group of construction workers had a high frequency of sensitization to cement, and 29 (54.7%) had sensitization to rubber vulcanizing agents. 23 patients (43.4%) had sensitization to both cement and rubber. CONCLUSIONS: Among the bricklayers the presence of allergic contact dermatitis to rubber and cement in the same patient is common and demonstrates the importance of the patch test.Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2012-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000400008Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.87 n.4 2012reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1590/S0365-05962012000400008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLazzarini,RosanaDuarte,Ida Alzira GomesSumita,Juliana MayumiMinnicelli,Rogérioeng2012-08-10T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962012000400008Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2012-08-10T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
title Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
spellingShingle Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
Lazzarini,Rosana
Dermatitis, allergic contact
Occupational diseases
Potassium dichromate
Rubber
title_short Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
title_full Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
title_fullStr Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
title_full_unstemmed Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
title_sort Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that did not specialize in occupational dermatitis
author Lazzarini,Rosana
author_facet Lazzarini,Rosana
Duarte,Ida Alzira Gomes
Sumita,Juliana Mayumi
Minnicelli,Rogério
author_role author
author2 Duarte,Ida Alzira Gomes
Sumita,Juliana Mayumi
Minnicelli,Rogério
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lazzarini,Rosana
Duarte,Ida Alzira Gomes
Sumita,Juliana Mayumi
Minnicelli,Rogério
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Dermatitis, allergic contact
Occupational diseases
Potassium dichromate
Rubber
topic Dermatitis, allergic contact
Occupational diseases
Potassium dichromate
Rubber
description BACKGROUND: Contact dermatitis is one of the common work-related dermatoses. Among bricklayers, cement can cause both allergic contact dermatitis and primary contact irritative dermatitis. The personal protective equipment (rubber gloves) may favor the development of allergic contact dermatitis. OBJECTIVES: 1) to evaluate the frequency of allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers between January 2005 and December 2009; 2) to determine the major sensitizing agents in the study group; and 3) to compare the data obtained from the construction workers to that of a group of patients who were not construction workers. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patch tests. Patients were separated into two groups: 1) bricklayers and 2) non-bricklayers. RESULTS: Of the 525 patch tests analyzed, 466 (90%) were from non-bricklayers and 53 (10%) from bricklayers. The hands were affected in 38 (61%) of them. 13 patients (24%) had irritative contact dermatitis and 40 (76%) had allergic contact dermatitis. The group of construction workers had a high frequency of sensitization to cement, and 29 (54.7%) had sensitization to rubber vulcanizing agents. 23 patients (43.4%) had sensitization to both cement and rubber. CONCLUSIONS: Among the bricklayers the presence of allergic contact dermatitis to rubber and cement in the same patient is common and demonstrates the importance of the patch test.
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