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October 24-25, 2016 | Valencia, Spain
International Conference on
Environmental Health & Safety
Volume 4, Issue 5 (Suppl) Occup Med Health
ISSN:2329-6879 OMHA, an open access journal Environmental Health 2016
October 24-25, 2016
PREVALENCE OF CONTACT DERMATITIS AMONG HAIRDRESSERS AND BEAUTICIANS IN ORAN
CITY (ALGERIA)
Medjane Ra,b,c, Benzian Wa,b,c, Ghezini Ya,b, Hammideche H Ab and Rezk-Kallah Ba,b,c
aFaculty of Medicine of Oran, Algeria
bOccupational Health Department, Oran University Hospital (EHUO), Algeria
cResearch Laboratory Health and Environment, Oran University, Algeria
This study evaluates the prevalence of contact dermatitis in the hairdressing and esthetics sectors, and describes the clinical aspects
encountered. This is a descriptive transversal clinical epidemiological study. The tested population was recruited on accessibility
and volunteerism. It covers hairdressers and/or beauticians at the city of Oran, which are visited in their rooms and invited to answer a
standardized medical questionnaire, followed by a clinical skin examination. Patch tests of the standard battery are made by this stuff
having an allergic contact dermatitis appeared for less than a year, post studies in training and an esthetics center complete the study.
The tested population consists of 175 women: 120 hairdressers, 28 beauticians and 27 beauticians and hairdressers. Dermatoses were
recorded in 51 subjects, 40 cases by clinical examination and 11 cases only by anamnesis. Skin diseases can be divided into: dermatitis
irritation: 31 cases, allergic contact dermatitis: 8 cases, dermatitis traumatic 11 cases and nail involvement found in only 1 hairdresser,
39 of contact dermatitis are found, 27 cases by clinical examination and 12 cases by anamnesis. Gloves representing the essential
means of individual protection in this staff, where the gloves’ wearing is found in 82% of subjects. 117 subjects (67%) use latex gloves.
Only 4% of the subjects have vinyl gloves. Of the 8 cases meeting the criteria of allergic contact dermatitis only 3 subjects responded
to the call for patch testing. Positivity to Nickel sulfate, to formaldehyde and paraphenilene diamine (PPD) is found.
Biography
Rabia Medjane has completed her Master in Occupational Medicine at University Hospital and graduation from the Faculty of Medicine of Oran (Algeria). She is
currently working as Hospital Assistant at The University Hospital of Oran, Algeria.
Medjane R et al., Occup Med Health Aff 2016, 4:5 (Suppl)