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Abstract

Thirty percent of all occupational diseases in industrial societies are occupational skin diseases. An important part of occupational skin diseases is contact dermatitis with respect to epidemiological data. Metals are the most common contact allergens and nickel is the most common among them. Nickel sensitivity in women is particularly related to jewelry, including earrings and other accessories. Especially all kinds of earrings, apparels and their metal clasps, buttons and buckles, coins, keys, frames of glasses and many more different kinds of products contain nickel. Nickel sensitivity in men is primarily occupational. Previous studies have shown that occupational exposure to nickel is seen in many industrial groups including alkaline battery manufacturing, zinc and brass dimming, electroplated coating, welding and electrical wiring. Nickel dermatitis may also occur in hairdressers, musicians and tailors. Nickel dermatitis was found to be associated with dietary nickel. Nickel sensitivity has been determined as higher in smokers than in non-smokers. Patch tests are mainly used for the diagnosis of nickel sensitivity. Reducing nickel exposure is essential for prevention of nickel dermatitis. In this paper, in the light of the literature, occupational groups more prone to nickel dermatitis and diagnosis and prevention of nickel dermatitis are reviewed.

Keywords

• Occupational diseases, Nickel, Dermatitis

Mesleksel nikel dermatiti

Abstract

Endüstriyel toplumlarda tüm meslek hastalıklarının %30’unu mesleki deri hastalıkları oluşturur. Epidemiyolojik verilere göre kontakt dermatitler mesleki deri hastalıklarının önemli bir kısmını oluşturmaktadır. Metaller en yaygın kontakt allerjenler olup, nikel metal allerjilerinin en yaygın nedenidir. Kadınlarda nikel duyarlılığı başta küpe olmak üzere takı ve benzeri aksesuarlarla ilişkilidir. Küpe başta olmak üzere her türlü takı, giysilerin ve çamaşırların metal kopçaları, düğme ve tokaları, madeni paralar, anahtarlar, gözlük çerçeveleri ve daha çok çeşitli ürün nikel içermektedir. Erkeklerde nikel duyarlılığı çoğunlukla mesleksel olarak kazanılmaktadır. Yapılan çalışmalar göstermiştir ki; endüstride pek çok meslek grubunda nikele maruziyet söz konusudur. Bunlar arasında alkali pil yapımı, çinko ve pirinç karartma, elektrolizle kaplama, lehimleme, elektrik kablo işleri sayılabilir. Nikel dermatiti kuaförlerde, müzisyenlerde ve terzilerde de ortaya çıkabilmektedir. Nikel dermatitinin besinlerle alınan nikel ile de ilişkili olduğu ortaya konulmuştur. Sigara içenlerde içmeyenlere oranla daha yüksek nikel duyarlılığı tespit edilmiştir. Nikel duyarlılığının tespitinde esas olarak yama testleri kullanılmaktadır. Nikel dermatitinden korunmada nikel maruziyetinin azaltılması esastır. Bu yazıda, nikel dermatitinin daha sık görüldüğü meslek grupları ile tanı ve korunmada dikkat edilmesi gereken noktalar literatür bilgileri ışığında gözden geçirilmektedir.

Keywords

• Meslek hastalıkları, Nikel, Dermatit

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