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Occupational Aspects of Atopic Eczema with Emphasis on Atopic Hand Eczema

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Dermatitis of various types has become the most common occupational disease in the industrialised world [1, 2]. The hands are affected in the majority of those who contract occupational dermatitis [3–5]. “Wet work” and exposure to irritants and sensitisers often represent eliciting factors [3].

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    Thomas Ruzicka  & Bernhard Przybilla  & 

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    Johannes Ring

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Rystedt, I. (1991). Occupational Aspects of Atopic Eczema with Emphasis on Atopic Hand Eczema. In: Ruzicka, T., Ring, J., Przybilla, B. (eds) Handbook of Atopic Eczema. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02671-7_10

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