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Article: Try to differentiate hand eczema variants
- Article from:
- Dermatology Times
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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New Orleans - Hand eczema is one of the most common work-related illnesses or diseases. But diagnosis is complicated because hand eczema is almost always a group of concurrent reactions (to irritants, allergens and friction) that is exacerbated by the use of water, according to Frances J. Storrs, M.D., professor emerita of dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.
Despite the prevalence of hybrid forms, Dr. Storrs feels strongly that every effort should be made to differentiate the variants in order to better outline diagnostic and therapeutic methods. She classifies hand dermatitis as allergic, irritant, atopic, nummular, endogenous, chronic vesicular and frictional or ...