Abstract
Occupational skin disease is very common and important among photographers due to the chemical substances used in photographic processes. In this cross-sectional study, 100 photographers were asked about their occupational exposures in their workplace. Physical examinations were done to find skin diseases and information about demographic factors and history of other skin diseases was collected via a questionnaire. This study examined 100 people, 86 men and 14 women; 37% of these 100 subjects were found to suffer from skin diseases and disorders: 24% contact dermatitis, 2% leukoderma, 3% nail hyperpigmentation. Less than half of these subjects (43%) were found to be working with nonmechanized (manual) printers whereas the other 57% worked with computerized printers. Employees working with nonmechanized printers were found to have a statistically meaningful increase in skin diseases compared with subjects who were working with computerized printers (Odds ratio = 7.4, 95% CI = 2.59−21.92, P = 0.001). Some (41%) of these subjects did not use gloves and were found to have a statistically significant increased incidence of skin diseases compared with the ones who used gloves (Odds ratio = 4.11, 95% CI = 1.72–13.21, P value = 0.002). Generally, it seems that adequate ventilation and protective gloves are necessary for decreasing the prevalence of occupational skin diseases among photographers. Also, educating the photographers about the risks of the chemical substances in their workplace is very important.
Highlights
Skin disease arising from occupational exposure is common and second only to musculoskeletal disorders as a cause of occupational ill health.[1,2,3,4,5] Contact dermatitis is the most common occupational skin disease[6,7,8] and still one of the most common causes of job transfer in workers.[9,10] occupational leukodermas have special importance in occupational skin diseases.[11]The first report of occupational M
Less than half (41%) of the participants did not use gloves and they were found to have a statistically significant increased incidence of skin diseases compared with the ones who used gloves (Odds ratio = 4.11, 95% CI = 1.72–13.21, P = 0.002)
Photographers are susceptible to different skin diseases like contact dermatitis, lichen-planus and lichen-planus-form eruptions and leukoderma due to their contact with different agents.[1,2,27]
Summary
Skin disease arising from occupational exposure is common and second only to musculoskeletal disorders as a cause of occupational ill health.[1,2,3,4,5] Contact dermatitis is the most common occupational skin disease[6,7,8] and still one of the most common causes of job transfer in workers.[9,10] occupational leukodermas have special importance in occupational skin diseases.[11]. S. Attarchi, leukodermas which were caused by S. Asghari was published by Oliver and Schwartz Assistant Professor in 1939.[12] Later, several studies about of Occupational the effects of industrial chemical
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