Occupational skin dermatoses among health care workers: A review of adverse skin reactions to personal protective equipment

Occupational skin-related problems include dermatoses caused by agents in the working environment. For health care workers, these occupational dermatoses could be due to usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as gloves, masks, goggles, and other protective equipment. These PPE contribute...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sari, Agnes Rosarina Prita, Patria, Yudha Nur, Wiguna, Olivia Roselin, Soebono, Hardyanto, Febriana, Sri Awalia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2022
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9724726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36483233
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/dr.2022.9474
Descripción
Sumario:Occupational skin-related problems include dermatoses caused by agents in the working environment. For health care workers, these occupational dermatoses could be due to usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as gloves, masks, goggles, and other protective equipment. These PPE contribute to both allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. This review summarized the skin damage after PPE usage and hand hygiene protocol. Recommendations should be established to prevent these occupational dermatoses from PPE usage.

Ejemplares similares