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| العنوان: |
Dermatoses among paddy field workers--a descriptive, cross-sectional pilot study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Shenoi, Shrutakirthi D., Davis, Suraj V., Rao, Sugandhi, Rao, Girija, Nair, Sreekumaran |
| المصدر: |
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology; Jul/Aug2005, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p254-258, 5p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SKIN diseases, DERMATOLOGY, DYSTROPHY, MEDICAL care, ANAEROBIC bacteria |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
INDIA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Paddy farming is one of the main occupations in coastal South India. Dermatological problems in paddy field workers have not received much attention.Aim: The purpose of this study was to study the dermatoses of the exposed parts of the body, viz. face, hands, and feet, in paddy field workers.Methods: Three hundred and forty-one workers were questioned and clinical findings noted. Scrapings for bacterial and fungal examination were taken by random selection.Results: Seventy-three per cent had work-related itching. Melasma was the commonest facial lesion (41.1%). The main problems on the hands were hyperkeratosis (26.4%), nail dystrophy (15.2%) and paronychia (8.8%). Common feet dermatoses included nail dystrophy (57.1%), pitted keratolysis (42.5%) and fissuring (23.5%). Common aerobic and anaerobic bacteria isolated from pitted keratolysis and intertrigo were Klebsiella and Clostridium species. Aspergillus species were the commonest fungus grown from intertrigo.Conclusions: Occupational dermatoses are common in paddy field workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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