TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Occupational Skin Disorders A1 - Salako, Kazeem B. A1 - Chowdhury, Mahbub M.U. A2 - LaDou, Joseph A2 - Harrison, Robert J. PY - 2013 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 5e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104103304 ER -