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Table THORS01:

Work-related skin disease: estimated number of cases reported by dermatologists to EPIDERM and by occupational physicians to OPRA by sex and diagnostic category, 1996 - 2006

Sex Diagnostic category Dermatologists & occupational physicians Dermatologists (EPIDERM) Occupational physicians (OPRA)
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006(p) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006(p) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006(p)
MaleContact dermatitis 214818592132212117101381 15941381119310721118789 9701163117710229111022 7948137708031359889 969944688470572587 380302315
Contact urticaria47932797 56386523145331 10202749442629 231340193773- 48121236-113 12
Folliculitis /acne41211237 241325216516 514122524125 215416367- 12-12--11 -
Infective skin disease81125130 5227993506125 135753574351 326481132472 73482448-2413 24-
Mechanical skin disease8295715 174331346867 829453174331 106867--12 12---24-- -
Nail conditions111224- 2413251324-- 11212-121313 124-1--12 -12-1212--
Skin neoplasia193300306329 457529405341564383 741181300306329445 517393341563383741 12---121212 -1--
Other dermatoses171177151111 792576113776197 1938273530118 22233543152139124 76491468915426 54
Total number of diagnoses 26902605 28272786 23702152 22121969 19441631 20831069 14251649 16341585 15721524 12311482 12651702 16211180 11781152 785580 688738 462366 381
Total number of individuals(a) 26802594 27302729 23572145 21871936 19321610 20811059 14141600 15891572 15651500 11981470 12441700 16211180 11301140 785580 687738 462366 381
FemaleContact dermatitis 149512651530182316531322 13341236121312011276695 85590311251016777950 874969916995800410 627698637545384362 244285281
Contact urticaria16414876129 15111272837885115 56635280676448 5977471011088524 4984482424138 14
Folliculitis /acne--12- ---12--- --12---- 12------ --------
Infective skin disease66257490 6125108243813 1812261812560 2413-3481348 7260-48-251 -
Mechanical skin disease37171 21154-3316 371712115 4-1415--- ------19 1
Nail conditions1511349 111212-23 3113711- 12-1312-12 12--12--1 -
Skin neoplasia13414110 46282320535119 13414110462823 20535119--- --------
Other dermatoses45796373 69224137222828 1716272421103 1319215286336 4948123824326 13
Total number of diagnoses 18011566 18262175 20021511 15951428 14041401 1460805 9951079 12951173 9061089 10181131 10311151 996571 747880 829605 506410 273370 309
Total number of individuals(a) 17771525 17892132 19511493 15591395 13821386 1413793 9661042 12521122 8881077 9851109 10181116 984559 747880 829605 482410 273368 297
All cases(b) Contact dermatitis3643312436643944 337727242928261723742285 239514841825206823022040 170219721668175016981799 215912991596164213371022 956949624587596
Contact urticaria211241103226 20815013710692138 14666837912911290 77829087120145158 2497966060242 5126
Folliculitis /acne41212437 2413251416516 514242524125 1415416367- 12-12--11 -
Infective skin disease147150204 14288124111749926 1675658322476 6350611167285 1211208448482438 25-
Mechanical skin disease11367416 3844363864183 1136624384436 1462282--12 12---24-19 1
Nail conditions1622573 125253713263 32134911313 25125313-12 24-121212121 -
Skin neoplasia206341347339 503557428361616434 760194341347339491 545416361615434760 12---121212 -1--
Other dermatoses216256214184 1484711715099125 125365454595121 1135423758180202 1601259726106115 578867
Total number of diagnoses 44914171 46554961 43873684 38073397 33153080 35441874 24202730 29292761 24922613 22492580 23082854 26171751 19252032 16261192 11941148 735772 690
Total number of individuals(a) 44574119 45214861 43223659 37463331 32813045 34951852 23802644 28412696 24672577 21832546 22752817 26051739 18772020 16261192 11691148 735770 678

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