title: Irritant dermatitis in the workplace.
abstract: Irritant contact dermatitis is the most frequent occupational skin disease resulting in considerable morbidity and economic losses to workers, employers, and insurers. This article reviews pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of irritant dermatitis at the workplace and stresses the importance of integrated preventive measures that must be implemented by companies and employees to achieve optimal efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elsner
mesh_terms: D017453:Dermatitis, Irritant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology