Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Journal Article Continuant Continuant Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-06-25T07:57:16 RDF description of Occupational contact dermatitis in construction workers: a retrospective analysis of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data, 2001-2020 - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn37704 Retrospective Studies 39612 35 Occupational Health Workplace Occupational contact dermatitis in construction workers: a retrospective analysis of the North American Contact Dermatitis Group Data, 2001-2020 <p>Background: Construction workers (CWs) are at risk for occupational contact dermatitis (CD) owing to workplace exposures.<br>Objective: Determine the prevalence of occupational allergic CD and characterize common occupational allergens in CWs referred for patch testing in the United States and Canada.<br>Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patients patch tested by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group from 2001 to 2020. Results: Of 47,843 patch-tested patients, 681 (1.4%) were CWs. Compared with non-CWs, CWs were more likely to be male (91.0% vs 30.9%) have occupational skin disease (36.9% vs 11.4%) and have hand involvement (37.2% vs 22.5%) (all P < 0.0001). Of 681 CWs, 60.1% (411) had clinically relevant positive patch test reactions, and nearly 1/3 of CWs (128) had occupationally relevant reactions. Most common occupationally relevant allergens were potassium dichromate 0.25% pet. (30.5%, 39/128), bisphenol A epoxy resin 1% pet. (28.1%, 36/128), carba mix 3% pet. (14.8%, 19/128), cobalt (ii) chloride hexahydrate 1% pet. (14.1%, 18/128), and thiuram mix 1% pet. (14.1%, 18/128). Top sources of occupationally relevant allergens were cement/concrete/mortar (20.4%, 46/225), gloves (15.1%, 34/225), and coatings (paint/lacquer/shellac/varnish/stains) (9.8%, 22/225).<br>Conclusions: Occupational CD in North American CWs is common. In this group, frequently identified etiological sources of occupational allergic CD included metals, epoxy resin, and rubber.<p> 5 Adverse Effects Dermatitis 22966 2024-09-30T22:02:38.29-05:00 public Dermatitis Cross-Sectional Studies 10.1089/derm.2024.0018 document-rn37704