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Hand eczema: causes, course, and prognosis I.
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Contact Dermatitis (01051873) . Jun2008, Vol. 58 Issue 6, p330-334. 5p. 10 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Background: Hand eczema is a common dermatosis. The course is often protracted. The prognosis is not well described. Objective: To describe in detail a consecutive cohort of hand eczema patients with regard to aetiology and morphology as well as the dynamics of the hand eczema. Patients and Methods: This prospective study included 522 consecutive patients (175 men and 347 women with hand eczema) seen in 1 year in a private practice of dermatology. 425 (81%) of the patients were patch tested in relation to the current study. Most of the remainder had been previously patch tested. Results: 38% had mild dermatitis, 49% had dermatitis of moderate severity, and 11% had severe dermatitis. 23% had had dermatitis for more than 10 years. 33% had irritant contact dermatitis, 13% of the men and 20% of the women had allergic contact dermatitis, and 15% of the men and 16% of the women had atopic dermatitis. For 34% of the men and 29% of the women, the dermatitis was certainly or possibly occupational. There was no relationship to smoking. Conclusions: The majority of this cohort of hand eczema patients had long-standing disease. Irritant contact dermatitis was the most common aetiological diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ECZEMA
*SKIN inflammation
*PROGNOSIS
*DIAGNOSIS
*COHORT analysis
*PATIENTS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01051873
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Contact Dermatitis (01051873)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32150520
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01345.x