Causes of irritant contact dermatitis after occupational skin exposure: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) is a major cause of occupational disease. The aim was to review the relation between exposure to occupational irritants and ICD and the prognosis of ICD.

Methods

Through a systematic search, 1516 titles were identified, and 48 studies were included in the systematic review.

Results

We found that the evidence for an association between ICD and occupational irritants was strong for wet work, moderate for detergents and non-alcoholic disinfectants, and strong for a combination. The highest quality studies provided limited evidence for an association with use of occlusive gloves without other exposures and moderate evidence with simultaneous exposure to other wet work irritants. The evidence for an association between minor ICD an

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8755674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature