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Scope of the Problem: Epidemiology of Hand Eczema

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Hand eczema is a public health problem. The 1-year prevalence in the general population in Western countries is 9–10 %, and the incidence rate is 5–9 cases per 1,000 person-years. Females and young individuals are most affected. The long-term prognosis is poor. Risk factors are endogenous, particularly atopic constitution, and exogenous, including wet work and exposure to contact allergens. Lifestyle factors may have an influence on occurrence. Hand eczema is the most common occupational skin disease. Occupational disease registers are, however, shown to considerably underreport the true prevalence of occupational hand eczema. There is no generally accepted method to assess the severity of hand eczema, although several methods have been published. Hand eczema has psychological, social, and financial consequences. Sick leave, occupational change, loss of job, and impact on quality of life are all consequences that have been documented.

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Meding, B., Wrangsjö, K. (2014). Scope of the Problem: Epidemiology of Hand Eczema. In: Alikhan, A., Lachapelle, JM., Maibach, H. (eds) Textbook of Hand Eczema. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39546-8_7

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