The Role of Susceptibility in the Association Between Exposures and Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this review is to identify individual susceptibility factors and determine their role in the association between work-related exposures and contact dermatitis (CD). A scoping review was conducted using Medline, Embase, and CINAHL. Cohort and case-control studies were included for all types of CD, and cross-sectional studies for allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). In the absence of meta-analysis, we drew qualitative inferences summarising the findings. Twenty-one studies, primarily cross-sectional (n = 18), investigated how 44 individual susceptibility factors influenced associations between 53 work-related exposures (from six exposure categories) and CD. These factors were grouped into five categories: demographic, socioeconomic, host-related intrinsic factors, lifestyle, a

SUBMITTER: Juscikowski R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695516 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature