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Abstract

Poultry processors are exposed to many physical and biological hazards: infection of skin abrasions by Pyogenic coccus or Erysipelothrix insidiosa (Erysipeloid).

Prurigo-like or scabies-like lesions can develop, mainly in atopics, reacting to Dermatophagoides spp. or Dermanyssus gallinae.

Wet work and glove use favors irritant dermatitis, chronic paronychia, and interdigital web intertrigo aggravated by Candida albicans infection.

Allergic contact dermatitis is due mainly to rubber protection material and disinfectants for the skin and the working surfaces (chlorhexidine, formaldehyde and its releasers, glutaraldehyde).

Skin exposure to the feathers and particularly to the viscera and fluids can cause protein contact dermatitis and contact urticaria.

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  1. Clinic of Dermatology, Unit of Skin Allergy, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Margarida Gonçalo

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Swen Malte John

  2. Department of Dermato-allergology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  3. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  4. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Thüringen, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  5. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Gonçalo, M. (2018). Poultry Processors. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40221-5_182-2

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