<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Modern medicine has increasingly directed its interest towards discovering the etiology of occupational dermatitis, but unfortunately it is not completely elucidated. As with other occupational diseases, the presence of the exposure and the temporal relation between the exposure and the appearance of the characteristic signs is a defining element, but obtaining the information on the etiological factors is not always easy, therefore the attention must be directed to a systematic collection of these data. Clinical diagnosis is not sufficient, so additional paraclinical tests are needed for a complete diagnosis. Currently, more and more emphasis is being placed on experimental studies targeting the discovery of molecular or genetic markers that complement the idea of individual susceptibility in the appearance of contact dermatitis. As frequent as it is difficult to diagnose, occupational dermatitis is still a public health problem.</p></abstract>

Modern medicine has increasingly directed its interest towards discovering the etiology of occupational dermatitis, but unfortunately it is not completely elucidated. As with other occupational diseases, the presence of the exposure and the temporal relation between the exposure and the appearance of the characteristic signs is a defining element, but obtaining the information on the etiological factors is not always easy, therefore the attention must be directed to a systematic collection of these data. Clinical diagnosis is not sufficient, so additional paraclinical tests are needed for a complete diagnosis. Currently, more and more emphasis is being placed on experimental studies targeting the discovery of molecular or genetic markers that complement the idea of individual susceptibility in the appearance of contact dermatitis. As frequent as it is difficult to diagnose, occupational dermatitis is still a public health problem.

The need to improve screening and diagnostic methods in occupational irritant dermatitis

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”

“Elias” Emergency University Hospital

Romanian Journal of Occupational Medicine

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Modern medicine has increasingly directed its interest towards discovering the etiology of occupational dermatitis, but unfortunately it is not completely...

The need to improve screening and diagnostic methods in occupational irritant dermatitis

Published Online: Aug 24, 2019

Page range: 58 - 61

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjom-2019-0009

Keywords
irritant contact dermatitis, diagnosis, occupational etiology

© 2019 Alexandra Maria Rașcu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The need to improve screening and diagnostic methods in occupational irritant dermatitis

Published Online: Aug 24, 2019

Page range: 58 - 61

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjom-2019-0009

Keywordsirritant contact dermatitis, diagnosis, occupational etiology

© 2019 Alexandra Maria Rașcu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
irritant contact dermatitis, diagnosis, occupational etiology