Occupational skin dermatoses among health care workers: a review of adverse skin reactions to personal protective equipment

Agnes Rosarina Prita Sari; Yudha Nur Patria; Olivia Roselin Wiguna; Hardyanto Soebono; Sri Awalia Febriana

doi:10.4081/dr.2022.9474

Authors

Agnes Rosarina Prita Sari Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Yudha Nur Patria Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Olivia Roselin Wiguna Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Hardyanto Soebono Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Sri Awalia Febriana
awalia_febriana@ugm.ac.id
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta; Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Occupational skin-related problems include dermatoses caused by agents in the working environment. For health care workers, these occupational dermatoses could be due to usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as gloves, masks, goggles, and other protective equipment. These PPE contribute to both allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. This review summarized the skin damage after PPE usage and hand hygiene protocol. Recommendations should be established to prevent these occupational dermatoses from PPE usage.

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Sari, A. R. P., Patria, Y. N., Wiguna, O. R., Soebono, H., & Febriana, S. A. (2022). Occupational skin dermatoses among health care workers: a review of adverse skin reactions to personal protective equipment. Dermatology Reports, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2022.9474