Final diagnoses in patients referred for patch testing.
The final diagnoses made in 989 patients consecutively patch tested in 1990 have been reviewed. Among the men, their dermatitis was entirely occupational in 17.9% and partially so in 12.5%. Among the women, it was entirely occupational in 6.4% and partially so in 9.5%. In both groups, irritants exceeded allergens as the cause, whereas allergens superseded irritants in the patients with a non-occupational eczema caused or aggravated by external factors. It seems likely that domestic irritants were overlooked in patients with a non-occupational dermatitis.
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St John's Dermatology Centre, St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000485:Allergens; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis; D004485:Eczema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007509:Irritants; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010328:Patch Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000485:Allergens; D007509:Irritants