Management of contact dermatitis
Skin disorders compromise more than 35% of all occupationally related disorders. Most of these are contact dermatitis as a result from contact with a chemical substance. Contact dermatitis can be either irritant or allergic type. Each type has a different mechanism while the clinical presentation is...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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| author | Sultan T. Al-Otaibi Hatem Ali M. Alqahtani |
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| description | Skin disorders compromise more than 35% of all occupationally related disorders. Most of these are contact dermatitis as a result from contact with a chemical substance. Contact dermatitis can be either irritant or allergic type. Each type has a different mechanism while the clinical presentation is the same. Management of contact dermatitis must include both medical treatment and workplace modifications as appropriate to reduce exposure to the causative agents. Physicians should be aware of this preventable medical condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a199fea276f5476db9bd53cf1a3c884b2022-12-22T01:06:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery2352-24102015-07-01192869110.1016/j.jdds.2015.01.001Management of contact dermatitisSultan T. Al-OtaibiHatem Ali M. AlqahtaniSkin disorders compromise more than 35% of all occupationally related disorders. Most of these are contact dermatitis as a result from contact with a chemical substance. Contact dermatitis can be either irritant or allergic type. Each type has a different mechanism while the clinical presentation is the same. Management of contact dermatitis must include both medical treatment and workplace modifications as appropriate to reduce exposure to the causative agents. Physicians should be aware of this preventable medical condition.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352241015000183DermatitisContactManagement |
| spellingShingle | Sultan T. Al-Otaibi Hatem Ali M. Alqahtani Management of contact dermatitis Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Dermatitis Contact Management |
| title | Management of contact dermatitis |
| title_full | Management of contact dermatitis |
| title_fullStr | Management of contact dermatitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of contact dermatitis |
| title_short | Management of contact dermatitis |
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| topic | Dermatitis Contact Management |
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