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Occupational skin diseases in Singapore 2003-2004: an epidemiologic update.

Lim YL, Goon A

Department of Dermatology, National Skin Centre, 1 Mandalay Road, Singapore 308 205, Singapore. yllim@nsc.gov.sg

In this 2-year retrospective epidemiologic study of occupational skin disease in Singapore, there were 125 patients with occupational contact dermatitis. The mean age of patients was 33.8 years, with a male to female ratio of 5.3:1. Irritant contact dermatitis made up 62.4% of all cases, whereas allergic contact dermatitis constituted 37.6%. Wet work/detergents, oil/grease and solvents remained the 3 commonest irritants. There was also a significant increase in representation of workers from the food/catering industry in our study.

Published 13 February 2007 in Contact Dermatitis, 56(3): 157-9.
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