Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Contact Dermatitis
- Epidemiology
- 1. Environmental factors such as high temperature
- Occupational hazards. E.g repeated handwashing
- Prevalence: 55.6% in 2 ICU's, 69.7% in most highly exposed workers
- Pathophysiology
- Skin Barrier disruption
- Release of cytokin
- Epidural cellular changes
- Risk factors: Workers who handle irritants are at high risk. They include Nurses, artists, cleaners, coal miners etc.
- Diagnosis: Contact dematitis can be determined by clinical examination so no specific tests are necessary
- Clinical presentations
- Dryness
- Redness
- Cracking of the skin
- Skin inflammation
- Adapting responses to Alterations
- Repeated irritation causes hardening or accommodated skin