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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2020

Contact dermatitis: Clinical practice findings from a single tertiary referral hospital, a 4-Year retrospective study.

Giovanni Sedó-Mejía, Andrés Soto-Rodríguez, Caridad Pino-García, Alfredo Sanabria-Castro, Olga Patricia Monge-Ortega

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giovanni Sedó-MejíaAllergy Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios - Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica.
Andrés Soto-RodríguezResearch Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios - Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica.
Caridad Pino-GarcíaAllergy Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios - Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica.
Alfredo Sanabria-CastroResearch Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios - Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica.
Olga Patricia Monge-OrtegaAllergy Unit, Hospital San Juan de Dios - Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica.
Costa Rican Department of Social Security · CR

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Abstract

backgroundIt is estimated that 20% of the general population is sensitized to some kind of contact allergen. Contact dermatitis is one of the major occupational diseases worldwide. This disease has a higher prevalence in the female gender and is more frequently observed in the third or fourth decade of life. The main objective of this study was to describe the main sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with contact dermatitis treated in the Allergy Unit of the San Juan De Dios Hospital - Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.

methodsClinical records of contact dermatitis outpatients from a single hospital were analyzed, in a 4-year retrospective observational study.

resultsAt the time of the patch testing, patients showed a mean age of 42.2 years. Disease frequency was higher in the female population (female/male ratio of 4.2:1) and in patients mostly dedicated to household workchores. Most patients presented several years of disease history, and the hands were the highest affected body part. Patch testing revealed that nickel sulfate, Cl+Me-Isothiazolinone (Kathon CG), and thimerosal were allergens regularly associated with contact dermatitis in the analyzed population.

conclusionsTo a great extent, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics identified in these patients resemble what is reported in other regions, including the Americas and worldwide. It is worth highlighting a high female proportion rate probably related to cultural aspects, a smaller percentage of irritant contact dermatitis that may be associated to institutional patient management, and a slight difference in the most common allergens when compared to other published studies.

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AllergensAq, AquosusCCSS, Caja Costarricense de Seguro SocialContact dermatitisNACDG, North American Contact Dermatitis GroupTertiary referral hospitalTRUE Test, Thin-Layer Rapid Use Epicutaneous Test

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PMCPMC7426576
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