Work-related skin disease image library
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Dermatitis showing reddening of skin
Dermatitis showing swelling
Dermatitis showing crusting and thickening of skin
Allergic contact dermatitis on hairdresser's hands
Vitiligo
Irritant contact dermatitis from excessive hand washing
Allergic contact dermatitis from garlic
Secondarily infected irritant dermatitis
Urticaria
Allergic contact dermatitis, first year hairdresser
Contact urticaria from latex gloves
Cement burns on legs
'Pizza knee' from a cement burn
Allergic contact dermatitis of the leg
Preventative measures / good control
Dry hands thoroughly
Don't use abrasive pads to scrub hands
Clean, dry and store gloves away from chemicals
Check hands regularly
Damage mechanisms
Cross section of epidermis, bricks and mortar concept
Type I reaction mechanism
Type IV reaction mechanism
Acknowledgements
- Image reproduced with permission of Danderm
- Image reproduced with permission of Global Skin Atlas