Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Contact dermatitis of hand is common dermatoses with different aetiological conditions and different morphologies. The aim of our study is to identify the clinical patterns, causative allergens and the relevance of patch testing for contact dermatitis of hand. A total of 100 patients with hand eczema were included in our study after getting informed and written consent to do patch tests during December 2016 to July 2018in our dermatology OPD. Patch test was done by using Indian standard series battery and the readings were taken at 48 hrs and 72 hrs. The results were interpreted according to International Contact Dermatitis Research Group (ICDRG) criteria. The incidence of hand eczema was 4.07 percent with male female ratio of 2.1:1. The most common age group affected was 30‐39 years. The most common morphological pattern observed in our study was 31% of patients exhibited hyperkeratotic eczema, whereas 17% had patchy eczema. The kind is vesiculo squamous. These two morphological variants comprised 48% of the total number of cases. Patch testing is a very useful scientific diagnostic tool that unravels the cause of contact dermatitis of hand. Avoidance of the substances responsible for allergy can be advised to the patient.
How to cite this article:
Kamal Singh Bhadoria, Amit Kumar Niranjan, Ranjeet Kumar and Yogesh Kumar Kasediya. A Study on Correlation of Clinical Features and Patch Testing in Contact Dermatitis of Hands.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.5.28.39
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