Occupational Dermatoses in the Czech Republic
Brhel, P., Dastychová, E.
Klinika pracovního lékařství Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny a LF Masarykovy univerzity, Brno, přednosta doc. MUDr. Petr Brhel, CSc. I. dermatovenerologická klinika FN u sv. Anny a LF Masarykovy univerzity, Brno, přednosta doc. MUDr. Věra Semrádová, CSc. |
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Summary:
Occupational dermatoses notified according to chapter IV of The List of occupational diseases account in recent years for 19%
of all occupational diseases. The age of the affected patients is between 15 and 69 years, mean 38.3 years. Women are affected
more frequently than men. Among occupational skin diseases dominates allergic contact dermatitis (79.6%), as compared with
irritative contact dermatitis (18.8%). The most frequent etiological noxious substances are plastics, rubber and rubber chemicals
as well as crude oil products. Less frequently other organic chemical substances, detergents, disinfectants and chromium. According to the classification of activities occupational skin diseases predominate in health professionals, in production of metalcon-
structions and metal products, agriculture and forestry and in the production of machines and equipment. The long-term trend of
occupational dermatoses is declining.
Among contagious skin diseases scabies predominates where the trend is rising in recent years. Among zoonoses trichophytoses,
erysipeloid and infectious tubers of dairymaids. The long-term trend of all zoonoses is declining.
Key words:
occupational diseases, occupational skin diseases, allergic contact dermatitis, irritative contact dermatitis, scabies, zoonoses
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