Naslov
Taking assessment and documentation of clinical relevance one step further – a suggestion to improve individual documentation and epidemiological usability

Autori
Uter, Walter ; Bauer, A ; Bensefa‐Colas, L ; Brans, R ; Crépy, MN ; Giménez‐Arnau, A ; Filon, FL ; Ljubojević Hadžavdić, Suzana ; Pesonen, M ; Schuttelaar, M L-A ; Lidén, C ; Wilkinson, , M

Izvornik
Contact dermatitis (0105-1873) 78 (2018), Suppl. 1; 96-96

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, ostalo, stručni

Ključne riječi
occupational contact dermatitis ; selection of allergen ; individual documentation ; pilot study

Sažetak
Full assessment of patients with (occupational) contact dermatitis should ideally include a standardized investigation of irritant exposures in addition to information pertaining to possible allergy guiding the selection of allergens (haptens) to be tested. To develop, implement as a pilot study, and analyse concerning feasibility and contents a new concept of representing a full scope of diagnostic information utilized when diagnosing patients with (occupational) contact dermatitis. Based on a European working group discussion on items to document and catalogue lists to use for this purpose, an online documentation system to collect data was set up, followed by a pilot use involving 9 dermatology departments across Europe. In addition to the benefits for individual documentation, the surveillance of contact dermatitis is expected to be enhanced by the suggested concept, allowing a more in‐depth investigation of profiles of patients at risk for certain allergies, while still serving other well‐proven purposes, eg time trend analyses.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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