| Diagnosis |
Mean lead |
± SD |
Range |
p1 |
p2 |
p3 |
p4 |
p5 |
p6 |
p7 |
| Venous eczema |
5.35 |
3.85 |
2.04-9.8 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Seborrhoeic dermatitis |
6.45 |
3.14 |
2.3-10.8 |
0.583 NS |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pitryiasis alba |
5.34 |
2.52 |
1.9-9.4 |
0.996 NS |
0.374 NS |
- |
|
|
|
|
| Lichen simplex chronicous |
5.39 |
3.4 |
1.2-9.1 |
0.985 NS |
0.527 NS |
0.971 NS |
- |
|
|
|
| Hand eczema |
5.67 |
2.74 |
1.6-10.5 |
0.82 NS |
0.497 NS |
0.707 NS |
0.808 NS |
- |
|
|
| Eye lid eczema |
7.62 |
1.94 |
4.9-9.5 |
0.322 NS |
0.515 NS |
0.117 NS |
0.258 NS |
0.183 NS |
- |
|
| Allergic contact dermatitis |
6.23 |
2.99 |
1.06-10.8 |
0.568 NS |
0.862 NS |
0.351 NS |
0.505 NS |
0.478 NS |
0.382 NS |
- |
| Atopic dermatitis |
5.08 |
3.07 |
1.9-9.8 |
0.89 NS |
0.391 NS |
0.828 NS |
0.85 NS |
0.60 NS |
0.166 NS |
0.35 NS |
|
| P1=serum lead level (ug/dl) in venous eczema versus other types of eczema
P2= serum lead level (ug/dl) in seborrhoeic dermatitis versus other types of eczema
P3= serum lead level (ug/dl) in pitryasis alba versus other types of eczema
P4=serum lead level (ug/dl) in lichen simplex chronicous versus other types of eczema
P5=serum lead level (ug/dl) in hand eczema versus other types of eczema
P6= serum lead level (ug/dl) in eye lid eczema versus other types of eczema
P7= serum lead level (ug/dl) in allergic contact dermatitis versus other types of eczema |
| Table 3: Serum lead level ( μg/dl) in different types of eczema. |
