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The skin is normally flexible and resistant to mechanical trauma, but only to a certain degree. Excessive friction and superficial skin injuries (i.e., abrasions, pressure, stretching, compression, and cutting) may affect the cutaneous integrity and lead to skin changes, which may develop into a disease if not counteracted properly by, for example, protective gloves.
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Andersen, K.E., Andersen, F. (2014). Mechanical Trauma and 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_10
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