Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing
Joint Authors
Li, Lin-Feng
Chen, Yu-Xin
Gao, Bing-Ai
Cheng, Hai-Yan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Occupational population-based epidemiological data relating to occupational contact allergies in the Chinese clothing industry are limited.
To investigate the prevalence of occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD) and to identify the causative allergens among clothing employees in China, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 529 clothing employees at 12 clothing factories in Beijing.
All employees were subjected to an interview using self-administered questionnaire and skin examination, and those who were diagnosed with occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) were patch tested.
In the present survey, we found that the overall 1-year prevalence of OACD among the clothing employees was 8.5%.
The 1-year prevalence of OACD among workers (10.8%) was significantly higher than that among managers (3.2%).
The lesions were primarily on the hands and wrists in workers, but the face and neck in managers.
The major allergens were nickel sulfate and cobalt dichloride in workers and colophony and p-tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin in managers.
In conclusion, workers are at a higher risk of OACD compared with managers in the Chinese clothing industry.
In addition to hand dermatitis in workers, airborne contact dermatitis on the face and neck should be also addressed in managers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Yu-Xin& Gao, Bing-Ai& Cheng, Hai-Yan& Li, Lin-Feng. 2017. Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135723
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Yu-Xin…[et al.]. Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135723
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Yu-Xin& Gao, Bing-Ai& Cheng, Hai-Yan& Li, Lin-Feng. Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135723
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135723