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Nickel dust as cause of eczema at shipyard

Published on 17/06/202216/06/2022 by Annet Lenderink

Occupational skin conditions are common in all kinds of professions. The most common condition is contact dermatitis and the cause can be an allergy or prolonged irritation. Occupations in which skin disorders often occur are hairdressers and workers in... Read more

Influence of gender on occupational skin diseases

Published on 30/04/202130/04/2021 by Annet Lenderink

For years, reports to the Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases have shown that there are differences between women and men with regard to occupational diseases of the skin. This mainly concerns the age groups. In women, these... Read more

Ingredient plant food allergen

Published on 28/02/202002/03/2021 by Annet Lenderink

Anyone who buys a bouquet of flowers in the Netherlands is undoubtedly familiar with the plant food bags that are stuck to them. You put them in the vase to keep the flowers fresh for longer. For some of those products,... Read more

Construction worker with a strange eczema

Published on 28/03/201928/03/2019 by Annet Lenderink

Eczema in construction workers is no exception. However, previous research in the Netherlands shows that it is often not seen as a work-related problem. The figures have already been discussed in a previous article. Read See doctors... Read more

Contact eczema through ointment with painkillers sometimes work-related

Published on 26/05/201809/06/2019 by Annet Lenderink

Ointments containing painkillers are widely used and are also simply available at the drugstore. Consider, for example, ointments from the Voltaren® brand. In patients, contact allergic reactions to certain ointments have been described. It is... Read more

Watch for isothiazolinones in hand eczema

Published on 28/01/201809/06/2019 by Annet Lenderink

The group of preservatives with the difficult name isothiazolinones is currently causing an epidemic of allergic problems, especially contact dermatitis. What do we know? To protect water-based products from microbacterial contamination for a longer period of time,... Read more

Contact eczema by fish proteins especially in food preparation

Published on 23/09/201709/06/2019 by Annet Lenderink

Allergy to fish, shellfish and crustaceans is a known risk. One of the symptoms is contact dermatitis due to contact with the proteins of this "seafood". For people who come into contact with this in their work,... Read more