RT Book, Section
A1 Salako, Kazeem B.
A1 Chowdhury, Mahbub M.U.
A2 LaDou, Joseph
A2 Harrison, Robert J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1104103304
T1 Occupational Skin Disorders
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment:  Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 5e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071808156
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104103304
RD 2024/04/20
AB Although  human  skin  can  withstand  many  of  the  assaults  of  a  hostile  environment;  skin  is  the  most  commonly  injured  organ  in  industry.  Skin  disorders  comprise  more  than  35%  of  all  occupationally  related  diseases,  affecting  annually  approximately  one  worker  per  thousand.  Reporting  remains  highly  incomplete,  however,  and  the  hardship  and  financial  loss  to  workers  and  employers  alike  are  substantial.  Most  occupational  skin  disease  results  from  contact  with  a  chemical  substance,  of  which  there  are  more  than  90,000  in  the  environment  today.  Under  certain  conditions,  all  of  them  can  irritate  the  skin,  and  approximately  2000  substances  are  now  recognized  as  contact  allergens.  In  addition,  workers  bring  to  their  work  preexisting  diseases,  which  can  be  aggravated  by  their  work.