Key clinical point: Atopic dermatitis (AD) negatively affects the prognosis, quality of life (QoL), and work life in young workers with occupational contact dermatitis (OCD).
Major finding: The prevalence of previously diagnosed AD was 41.8%. A higher proportion of workers with vs without AD experienced eczema during the last 3 months of response submission (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.7; P < .001) and reported that OCD had negatively affected their choice of jobs and occupations (aOR 1.4; P < .001). Workers with vs without AD had significantly higher mean scores in the emotions ( P < .01) and symptoms ( P < .001) subscales of the Skindex-29 assessment of QoL.
Study details: Findings are from a retrospective questionnaire-based study including 2392 workers age < 35 years with OCD who answered a question about being previously diagnosed with AD.
Disclosures: This study was funded by the Danish Working Environment Research Fund. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Dietz JB et al. Impact of atopic dermatitis on occupational contact dermatitis among young people: A retrospective cohort study. Contact Dermatitis. 2023 (Sep 26). doi: 10.1111/cod.14426