| Title | Contact dermatitis in tobacco farmworkers. | | Author(s) | Abraham NF, Feldman SR, Vallejos Q, Whalley LE, Brooks T, Cabral G, Earp P, Fleischer AB, Quandt SA, Arcury TA | | Institution | Center for Dermatology Research, Elm City, NC 27822, USA. | | Source | Contact Dermatitis 2007 Jul; 57(1):40-3. | | Abstract | Occupational skin disease is highly prevalent among agricultural workers. Tobacco cultivation and harvest are particularly hazardous for farmworkers. We report 5 migrant Latino farmworkers in North Carolina with contact dermatitis related to tobacco work. These cases show a characteristic distribution of contact dermatitis; the flexural and medial surfaces of the upper extremities were affected in each case, whereas most cases showed some involvement of the torso and axilla. This pattern most likely reflects a common occupational practice of holding the tobacco leaves under the arm and pressed against the body during harvesting. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 17577356 |
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