Management of Occupational Dermatitis

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-383

  Clark, Shane C ^a   Zirwas, Matthew J ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic contact dermatitis; Contact dermatitis; Management; Occupational contact dermatitis; Occupational skin disease

Indexed keywords

BARRIER CREAM; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISONE; PROTECTIVE AGENT; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CALCINEURIN; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 67649467437     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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