Glove-related skin symptoms among operating theatre and dental care unit personnel (I). Interview investigation.
233 employees in hospital and dental care participated in an interview investigation on glove-related skin complaints. 37% (87/233) reported skin symptoms related to glove use. 2% (4/233) reported localized contact urticaria provoked by latex gloves, 10% (23/233) hand eczema and 24% (56/233) unclassifiable skin intolerance reactions from gloves. Another 2% (4/233) reported facial irritation from gloves. Glove-related skin symptoms were thus reported by more than 1/3 of the personnel and the reported glove-provoked contact urticaria constituted 5% (4/87) of the intolerance reactions.
Wrangsjö
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Department of Occupational Dermatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Osterman
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Van Hage-Hamsten
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003797:Dental Staff; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000453:epidemiology; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009532:Nickel / Q000009:adverse effects; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000009:adverse effects; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
D007840:Latex; D011095:Polyethylenes; D009532:Nickel