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Table THORS01

Work-related skin disease: estimated number of cases reported by dermatologists to EPIDERM and by occupational physicians to OPRA by sex and diagnostic category, 1996 - 2008

Sex Diagnostic category Dermatologists & occupational physicians Dermatologists (EPIDERM) Occupational physicians (OPRA)
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(p)
Male Contact dermatitis 2148 1859 2132 2121 1710 1381 1594 1381 1193 1072 1122 816 697 789 970 1163 1177 1022 911 1022 794 813 770 807 597 518 1359 889 969 944 688 470 572 587 380 302 315 219 179
Contact urticaria 47 93 27 97 56 38 65 23 14 53 31 24 17 10 20 27 49 44 26 29 23 13 40 19 22 16 37 73 - 48 12 12 36 - 1 13 12 2 1
Folliculitis /acne 41 21 12 37 24 13 25 2 16 5 16 11 6 5 14 12 25 24 1 25 2 15 4 16 11 5 36 7 - 12 - 12 - - 1 1 - - 1
Infective skin disease 81 125 130 52 27 99 3 50 61 25 13 3 13 57 53 57 4 3 51 3 26 48 1 13 2 1 24 72 73 48 24 48 - 24 13 24 - 1 12
Mechanical skin disease 8 29 57 15 17 43 31 34 6 8 67 8 9 8 29 45 3 17 43 31 10 6 8 67 8 8 - - 12 12 - - - 24 - - - - 1
Nail conditions 1 1 12 24 - 24 13 25 13 24 - 13 - - 1 12 12 - 12 13 13 1 24 - 13 - 1 - - 12 - 12 - 12 12 - - - -
Skin neoplasia 193 300 306 329 457 529 405 341 564 383 741 609 403 181 300 306 329 445 517 393 341 563 383 741 609 403 12 - - - 12 12 12 - 1 - - - -
Other dermatoses 171 177 151 111 79 25 76 113 77 61 97 46 52 19 38 27 35 30 11 8 22 23 35 43 31 28 152 139 124 76 49 14 68 91 54 26 54 15 24
Total number of diagnoses 2690 2605 2827 2786 2370 2152 2212 1969 1944 1631 2087 1530 1197 1069 1425 1649 1634 1585 1572 1524 1231 1482 1265 1706 1293 979 1621 1180 1178 1152 785 580 688 738 462 366 381 237 218
Total number of individuals(a) 2680 2594 2730 2729 2357 2145 2187 1936 1932 1610 2086 1522 1196 1059 1414 1600 1589 1572 1565 1500 1198 1470 1244 1705 1286 978 1621 1180 1130 1140 785 580 687 738 462 366 381 236 218
Female Contact dermatitis 1495 1265 1530 1823 1653 1322 1334 1236 1213 1201 1283 1057 875 695 855 903 1125 1016 777 950 874 969 916 1002 788 732 800 410 627 698 637 545 384 362 244 285 281 269 143
Contact urticaria 164 148 76 129 151 112 72 83 78 85 115 64 39 56 63 52 80 67 64 48 59 77 47 101 51 27 108 85 24 49 84 48 24 24 1 38 14 13 12
Folliculitis /acne - - 12 - - - - 12 - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - - 12 - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Infective skin disease 66 25 74 90 61 25 108 24 38 1 3 14 25 18 12 26 18 1 25 60 24 13 - 3 1 1 48 13 48 72 60 - 48 - 25 1 - 13 24
Mechanical skin disease 3 7 17 1 21 1 5 4 - 33 16 - 1 3 7 17 1 21 1 5 4 - 14 15 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 19 1 - -
Nail conditions 15 1 13 49 1 1 12 12 - 2 3 12 13 3 1 1 37 1 1 - 12 - 1 3 12 13 12 - 12 12 - - 12 - - 1 - - -
Skin neoplasia 13 41 41 10 46 28 23 20 53 51 19 14 3 13 41 41 10 46 28 23 20 53 51 19 14 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other dermatoses 45 79 63 73 69 22 41 37 22 28 29 29 14 17 16 27 24 21 10 3 13 19 2 15 4 2 28 63 36 49 48 12 38 24 3 26 14 25 12
Total number of diagnoses 1801 1566 1826 2175 2002 1511 1595 1428 1404 1401 1468 1190 982 805 995 1079 1295 1173 906 1089 1018 1131 1031 1158 870 791 996 571 747 880 829 605 506 410 273 370 310 320 191
Total number of individuals(a) 1777 1525 1789 2132 1951 1493 1559 1395 1382 1386 1421 1170 965 793 966 1042 1252 1122 888 1077 985 1109 1018 1123 850 774 984 559 747 880 829 605 482 410 273 368 298 320 191
All cases(b) Contact dermatitis 3643 3124 3664 3944 3377 2724 2928 2617 2374 2285 2406 1873 1573 1484 1825 2068 2302 2040 1702 1972 1668 1750 1698 1810 1385 1251 2159 1299 1596 1642 1337 1022 956 949 624 587 596 488 322
Contact urticaria 211 241 103 226 208 150 137 106 92 138 146 88 56 66 83 79 129 112 90 77 82 90 87 120 73 43 145 158 24 97 96 60 60 24 2 51 26 15 13
Folliculitis /acne 41 21 24 37 24 13 25 14 16 5 16 11 18 5 14 24 25 24 1 25 14 15 4 16 11 17 36 7 - 12 - 12 - - 1 1 - - 1
Infective skin disease 147 150 204 142 88 124 111 74 99 26 16 17 38 75 65 83 22 4 76 63 50 61 1 16 3 2 72 85 121 120 84 48 48 24 38 25 - 14 36
Mechanical skin disease 11 36 74 16 38 44 36 38 6 41 83 8 10 11 36 62 4 38 44 36 14 6 22 82 8 9 - - 12 12 - - - 24 - 19 1 - 1
Nail conditions 16 2 25 73 1 25 25 37 13 26 3 25 13 3 2 13 49 1 13 13 25 1 25 3 25 13 13 - 12 24 - 12 12 12 12 1 - - -
Skin neoplasia 206 341 347 339 503 557 428 361 616 434 760 623 406 194 341 347 339 491 545 416 361 615 434 760 623 406 12 - - - 12 12 12 - 1 - - - -
Other dermatoses 216 256 214 184 148 47 117 150 99 125 126 75 66 36 54 54 59 51 21 11 35 42 37 58 35 30 180 202 160 125 97 26 106 115 57 88 68 40 36
Total number of diagnoses 4491 4171 4655 4961 4387 3684 3807 3397 3315 3080 3556 2720 2180 1874 2420 2730 2929 2761 2492 2613 2249 2580 2308 2865 2163 1771 2617 1751 1925 2032 1626 1192 1194 1148 735 772 691 557 409
Total number of individuals(a) 4457 4119 4521 4861 4322 3659 3746 3331 3281 3045 3507 2692 2162 1852 2380 2644 2841 2696 2467 2577 2183 2546 2275 2828 2136 1753 2605 1739 1877 2020 1626 1192 1169 1148 735 770 679 556 409

Notes

  • (a) Individuals may have more than one diagnosis.
  • (b) May not equal males plus females because sex is not recorded for some cases.
  • "-" means zero.
  • (p) Provisional.

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