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Occupational Contact Dermatitis and Photodermatosis in the Agricultural Environment

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Different dermatoses are associated with agricultural environment. They are related to the type of crop and environmental factors such as the presence of parasites, use of pesticides or sun exposure. In this chapter, we will describe the most common occupational dermatitis in this sector, such as contact dermatitis -both allergic and irritant-, phototoxic and photoallergic reactions and skin cancer.

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Abbreviations

ACD:

allergic contact dermatitis

CAD:

actinic chronic dermatitis

CD:

contact dermatitis

CU:

contact urticaria

EHO:

Environmental Health Officer.

EU:

European Union

IARC:

International Agency for Research on Cancer

ICD:

irritant contact dermatitis

ICD-10:

International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

ISO:

Internationals Organization for Standardization

NMSC:

nonmelanoma skin cancer

OSC:

occupational skin cancer

PCC:

professional cutaneous cancer

PCD:

protein contact dermatitis

US EPA:

US Environmental Protection Agency

UVR:

ultraviolet radiation

WHO:

World Health Organization

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  1. Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

    Patricia Pérez-Feal & Virginia Fernández-Redondo

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Universitat Autònoma and Universitat Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Ana M. Giménez-Arnau

  2. Department of Dermatology, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

Appendices

Appendix 1 Standard Allergen Series

Below, we describe the components of the sesquiterpene lactone mix series and compositae mix.

Sesquiterpenic Lactones Mix: 0.1% Pet

Costunolide

0.033% pet

Alantolactone

0.033% pet

Dehydrocostus lactone

0.033% pet

Compositae Mix: 5% or 2.5% Pet

Anthemis nobilis extract

1.2% or 0.6% pet

Chamomilla recutita extract

1.2% or 0.6% pet

Achillea millefolium extract

1.0% or 0.5% pet

Tanacetum vulgare extract

1.0% or 0.5% pet

Arnica Montana extract

0.5% or 0.25%pet

Parthenolide

0.1% or 0.05% pet

Complementary series: plants, fragances, essential oils (www.chemotechnique.com www.smartpractice.com)

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Pérez-Feal, P., Fernández-Redondo, V. (2023). Occupational Contact Dermatitis and Photodermatosis in the Agricultural Environment. In: Giménez-Arnau, A.M., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Handbook of Occupational Dermatoses. Updates in Clinical Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22727-1_12

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