Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology pp 303–320Cite as

Biologic Causes of Occupational Dermatoses

  • Reference work entry
  • First Online:

  • 66 Accesses

Abstract

Many virus skin infections may be of occupational origin: the most classical are orf, milkers’ node, herpes simplex, butchers’ warts, and hepatitis B.

Bacterial skin infections of occupational origin are manifold: staphylococcal, streptococcal, erysipeloid, brucellosis, warty tuberculosis, BCG vaccination complications, anthrax, tularemia, and fish tank granuloma (mycobacteriosis).

MRSA and CA-MRSA are an emerging problem of prime importance.

A large variety of mycoses are related to occupational and/or recreational activities. They include most kinds of dermatophytoses, candidiasis, and subcutaneous and deep mycoses, the latter being predominantly imported skin diseases.

Protothecosis is the only occupational skin disease due to an algae, Prototheca, mainly in tropical and subtropical countries.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   919.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD   1,299.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

References

  • Arrese JE, Quatresooz P, Piérard-Franchimont C et al (2003) Protothécose cutanée chez deux adultes de retour d’Extrême-Orient. Dermatol Actual (Brussels) 77:27–29

    Google Scholar 

  • Barnham M, Neilson DJ (1987) Group 2 beta haemolytic streptococcal infection in meat handlers: another streptococcal zoonosis ? Epidemiol Infect 99:257–264

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Bellet JS, Prose NS (2005) Skin complications of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunization. Curr Opin Infect Dis 18:97–100

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Büttner M, Rziha HJ (2002) Parapoxviruses: from the lesion to the viral genome. J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health 49:7–16

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Daniel CR, Gupta AK, Daniel MP et al (1979) Two feet – one hand syndrome: a retrospective multicenter survey. Int J Dermatol 36:658–660

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • De Peuter M, De Clercq B, Minette A et al (1977) An epidemiological survey of virus warts of the hands among butchers. Br J Dermatol 97:48–52

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Degreef H, Marien K, De Veylder H et al (1987) Itraconazole in the treatment of dermatophytoses: a comparison of two daily dosages. Rev Infect Dis 9(Suppl 1):104–108

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Diaz JH (2014) Skin and soft tissue infections following marine injuries and exposures in travelers. J Travel Med 21:207–213

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • English MP (1969) Tinea pedis as a public health problem. Br J Dermatol 81:705–707

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Evans ME, Gregory DW, Schaffner W et al (1985) Tularemia: a 30-year experience with 88 cases. Medicine 54:252–269

    Google Scholar 

  • Gill MJ, Arlette J, Buchan KA (1990) Herpes simplex virus infection of the hand. J Am Acad Dermatol 22:111–116

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Grézard P, Philippot V, Perrot H (1995) Incidents et accidents de la vaccination contre l’hépatite B. J Med Lyon 1502:1133–1136

    Google Scholar 

  • Groves RW, Wilson-Jones E, Mac Donald DM (1991) Human orf and milkers’ nodule: a clinicopathological study. J Am Acad Dermatol 25:706–711

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Haig DM (2006) Orf virus infection and host immunity. Curr Opin Infect Dis 19:127–131

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Handley L, Buller RM, Frey SE et al (2009) The new ACAM 2000 vaccine and other therapies to control orthopoxvirus outbreaks and bioterror attacks. Expert Rev Vaccines 8:841–850

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Hay RJ (2006) Fungal infections. In: Faber WR, Hay RJ, Naafs B (eds) Imported skin diseases. Elsevier, Maarssen, pp 55–71

    Google Scholar 

  • Hay RJ, Adriaans BM (2010) Anthrax. In: Burns T, Breathnach S, Cox N, Griffiths C (eds) Rook’s textbook of dermatology, 8th edn. Blackwell, Oxford, pp 30–40. 30–41

    Google Scholar 

  • Hay RJ, Ashbee HR (2010) Mycology. In: Burns T, Breathnach S, Cox N, Griffiths C (eds) Rook’s textbook of dermatology, 8th edn. Blackwell, Oxford, pp 36.1–36.93

    Google Scholar 

  • Hofinger DM, Cardona L, Mertz GJ et al (2009) Tularemic meningitis in the United States. Arch Neurol 66:523–527

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Hou AW, Morrill AM (2017) Obiltoxaximab : adding to the treatment arsenal for Bacillus anthracis infection. Ann Pharmacother. https://doi.org/10.1177/10600280177113029

  • Hubalek Z, Rudolf I (2017) Francisella tularensis prevalence and load in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks in an endemic area in Central Europe. Med Vet Entomol 31:234–239

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Jablonska S, Obalek S, Golebiowska A et al (1988) Epidemiology of butchers’ warts. Arch Dermatol Res 280(Suppl):24–28

    Google Scholar 

  • Johnson R (2004) Herpes gladiatorum and other skin diseases. Clin Sports Med 23:473–484

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Karahocagil MK, Akdeniz N, Akdeniz H et al (2008) Cutaneous anthrax in eastern Turkey: a review of 85 cases. Clin Exp Dermatol 33:406–411

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Keefe M, Al-Ghamdi A, Coggon D et al (1994) Cutaneous warts in butchers. Br J Dermatol 130:9–14

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Kieffer C, Cribier B, Prevost G et al (2008) Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Ann Dermatol Venereol 135:263–270

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lachapelle JM, Frimat P, Tennstedt D et al (1992) Précis de dermatologie professionnelle et de l’environnement. Masson, Paris. 400 pp

    Google Scholar 

  • Lachapelle JM, Tennstedt D, Marot L (1997) Atlas of environmental dermatology UCB pharma. Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium, p 166

    Google Scholar 

  • Laurent R (2008) L’Hôpital Français de Hanoï (HFH). La protothécose cutanée. Dermatol Actual (Brussels) 108:16–21

    Google Scholar 

  • Lewis-Jones S (2004) Zoonotic poxvirus infections in humans. Curr Opin Infect Dis 17:81–89

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lorette G, Beaulieu P, Allaert FA et al (2009) Superficial community-acquired skin infections: prevalence of bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility in France. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 23:1423–1426

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lundgren R, Normann E, Asberg I (1987) Tuberculosis infection transmitted by autopsy. Tubercule 68:147–150

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Maguina C, Flores Del Pozo J, Terashima A et al (2005) Cutaneous anthrax in Lima, Peru: retrospective analysis of 71 cases, including form with a meningoencephalic complication. Rev Int Med Trop Sao Paulo 47:25–30

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mempel M, Kerzl R, Ring J (2008) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Relevance in dermatology. Hautartz 59:659–665

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Narayan SK, Sreelakshmi M, Sujatha S et al (2009) Anthrax meningoencephalitis – declining trends in an uncommon but catastrophic CNS infection in rural Tamil Nadu, South India. J Neurol Sci 28:41–45

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ramanan C, Ghorpade A, Kalra SK et al (1996) Buffalopox. Int J Dermatol 35:128–130

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Sateia HF, Melia MT, Cofrancesco J (2017) Tularemia presenting as suspected necrotic arachnidism. Clin Case Reg 5:497–500

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Seebacher C, Bouchara JP, Mignon B (2008) Updates on the epidemiology of dermatophyte infections. Mycopathologia 166:335–352

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Sterling JC (2010) Orf. In: Burns T, Breathnach S, Cox N, Griffiths C (eds) Rook’s textbook of dermatology, 8th edn. Blackwell, Oxford, pp 33.8–33.10

    Google Scholar 

  • Streit M, Bregenzer T, Heinzer I (2008) Cutaneous infections due to atypical mycobacteria. Hautarzt 59:59–70

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Stringer B, Infante-Rivard C, Hanley J (2001) Quantifying and reducing the risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure. AORN J 16:1135–1140. 1142–1143; 1145–1146; 1147–1148; 1151–1154

    Google Scholar 

  • Szablewski CM, Hendricks K, Bower WA et al (2017) Anthrax cases associated with animal-hair shaving brushes. Emerg Infect Dis 23:806–808

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Tolis K, Spyridonus S, Tsiplakov S et al (2015) Tenosynovitis of a digit due to Erysepelothrix rhusiopathiae. New Microbes New Infect 8:128–130

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Tosti A, Guerra L, Morelli R et al (1992) Role of foods in the pathogenesis of chronic paronychia. J Am Acad Dermatol 27:706–710

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Turbeville SD, Cowan LD, Greenfield RA (2006) Infectious disease outbreaks in competitive sports: a review of the literature. Am J Sports Med 34:1860–1865

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Vaissaire J, Mendy C, Le Doujet C et al (2005) Tularemia. The disease and its epidemiology in France. Med Mal Infect 35:273–280

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Veraldi S, Girgenti V, Dassoni F et al (2009) Erysipeloid: a review. Clin Exp Dermatol 34:859–862

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV (2010) Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Vet Microbiol 140:405–417

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wolf F, Grézard P, Bérard F et al (1998) Generalized granuloma annulare and hepatitis B vaccination. Eur J Dermatol 8:435–436

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Marie Lachapelle

Authors
  1. Jean-Marie Lachapelle
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jean-Marie Lachapelle .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Environmental Medicine and Health Theory, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

    Swen Malte John

  2. National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev-Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  3. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  4. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany

    Peter Elsner

  5. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this entry

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this entry

Lachapelle, JM. (2020). Biologic Causes of Occupational Dermatoses. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68617-2_23

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68617-2_23

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-68615-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-68617-2

  • eBook Packages: MedicineReference Module Medicine

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation