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Work-related skin disease image library

Note

The images in this library are primarily for training purposes. Unmarked images are Crown copyright. Details of permissible uses can be found at:

Hands with red scaly patches — Dermatitis showing reddening of skin

Extremely swollen red hands with areas of peeling skin — Dermatitis showing swelling

Hands showing crusting, thickening and splitting of skin — Dermatitis showing crusting and thickening of skin

Hands with dry skin, red patches and splits — Allergic contact dermatitis on hairdresser's hands

Dark skined hands with light patches — Vitiligo

Hands with dry red scaly patches — Irritant contact dermatitis from excessive hand washing

Fingers with dry, irritated skin with splits — Allergic contact dermatitis from garlic

Red, split, infected lesion between fingers — Secondarily infected irritant dermatitis

Skin with raised red patches — Urticaria

Hands with thickened, peeling and split skin — Allergic contact dermatitis, first year hairdresser

Hand with redness and white raised patches — Contact urticaria from latex gloves

Legs with severe brown lesions from mid-calf to feet — Cement burns on legs

Knee with severe large white, pussy, infected lesion surrounded by redness — 'Pizza knee' from a cement burn

Leg with several red lesions — Allergic contact dermatitis of the leg

Preventative measures / good control

Hands being dried with paper towel — Dry hands thoroughly

Sinks with abrasive pads — Don't use abrasive pads to scrub hands

Gloves left in sink with chemicals — Clean, dry and store gloves away from chemicals

Person checking someone's hands — Check hands regularly

Damage mechanisms

Skin cross section — Cross section of epidermis, bricks and mortar concept

Skin reaction mechanism to allergen with insert photo of hives — Type I reaction mechanism

Sensitisation and reaction mechanism — Type IV reaction mechanism

Acknowledgements

Image reproduced with permission of Danderm
Image reproduced with permission of Global Skin Atlas

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Updated 2020-11-10