Occupational protein contact dermatitis: two case reports

• Author(s): Rocha, J ; Pereira, T ; Sousa-Basto, A ; Brito, C
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/102
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Hospital de Braga
• Subject(s): Dermatite de Contacto; Dermatite Ocupacional
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Protein contact dermatitis (PCD) is a contact dermatitis caused by high-molecular-weight proteins. This entity has been reported with increasing frequency, most commonly as occupational hand dermatitis in food handlers. Clinically, it is characterized by a chronic and recurrent dermatitis with erythema, scaling, and fissures with acute exacerbations occurring a few minutes after contact with offending allergen. We report two cases in confectioners who presented with chronic hand dermatitis.