RT Book, Section A1 Maibach, Howard I. A1 Li, Becky S. A1 Cary, John H. A2 LaDou, Joseph A2 Harrison, Robert J. SR Print(0) ID 1180876883 T1 Occupational Skin Disorders T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 6e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260143430 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180876883 RD 2024/04/19 AB Although human skin can withstand many assaults of a hostile environment, it 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 chemicals, 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.