An Epiderniological Study of Contact Dermatitis: I . Multicenter Trials.
- Author:
Hee Chul EUN
;
Chang Jo KOH
;
Hong Il KOOK
;
Duck Hyun KIM
;
Chung Won KIM
;
Hong Jig KIM
;
Ki Bum MYUNG
;
Kee Chan MOON
;
Eil Soo LEE
;
Soo Duk LIM
;
Choong Rim HAW
- Publication Type:Multicenter Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Contact dermatitis;
Epidemiology
- MeSH:
Dermatitis, Contact*;
Eczema;
Epidemiology;
Hand;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Joints;
Leg Ulcer;
Male;
Neomycin;
Nickel;
Patch Tests;
Peru;
Potassium Dichromate;
Seoul;
Thimerosal
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(3):335-339
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The present work is the first joint epidermiological study of contact dermatitis carried out by the Korean Contact Dermatitis Research Group which was organized in 15i8p. For the past 2 years total 937 patients with contact dermatitie and suspected contact dermatitis have been routinely patch tested with Hollister-Stier standard battery (28 different antigens) by using Finn Chamber at 10 different General Hospitals which were located around Seoul area. The MOHL index was quite different from the western data, which was characterized with less male, rare leg ulcer and less occupational cases. However, housewife hand eczema cases were more common. The most common senaitiaers were ammoniated mercury, nickel sulfate, potassium dichromate, cinnamic alcohol, neomycin sulfate, paraphenylendiamine, balsam of Peru and thimerosal in order of frequency.
