Author/Editor		Godina, K
Title		Alergijske bolezni kože pri zaposlenih v zdravstvu
Translated title		Allergic skin diseases affecting the staff in public health service institutions
Type		članek
Source		In: Kansky A, Kralj B, Lunder T, et al, editors. Zbornik predavanj Simpozija za zdravnike splošne medicine. 4. Kogojevi dnevi; 1996 maj; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Dermatovenerološka klinika,
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 141-8
Language		slo
Abstract		According to our own as well as foreign authors the work in public health service institutions is to be considered a risky profession. In view of the fact that contact allergic dermatitis has the leading role among the occupational allergic skin diseases, our aim was to establish its share in the material of dermatologic service at Celje Hospital. From 1986 to 1995, 3255 patients, out of which 138 were employed in health service institutions of broader Celje health service region, were epicutaneously tested on suspicion of contact allergy, being expressed on hands mainly. In this procedure the standard allergen scale was used; subsquently - according to the history of symptoms - additional tests were performed, using other allergens, including drugs at working palce as well as at home. Over the examined period of 10 years, rubber with its substances represented one of the most frequent causes of contact allergic dermatitis and is placed before onour scale, accordingly. They comprise 13.3% of all positive test performed in medical personnel. In our material, rubber with its substances is a frequent cause of contact allergy; however, we believe that topical drugs and substances of their bases, e.g. conservationmeans, antiseptics, stabilizers, fragrances, etc, are of no lesser importance. They are followed by cleansers and disinfectants. Not all the health service staff has been epicutaneously tested. So it is reasonable to believe that the number of people employed in health service institutions suffering from occupational contact allergic dermatitis is much higher than has been proved to be. Guidelines for discovering contact urticaria with emphasis on rubber allergic indicators and for organized treatment of patients with occupational skin diseases are presented.
Descriptors		DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE HEALTH MANPOWER