[Occupational dermatoses reported in the Lódź district in the years 1972-1976]

108 cases were evaluated. It was stated that they were mostly caused by an exposure to allergic effects of industrial allergens: metal compounds, epoxides, paragroup compounds, turpentine, formalin and rubber components. Location and clinical picture of dermatoses constitute mainly dermatitis and contact eczema on the skin of hands. The cases referred mainly to the men employed in building, chemical, textile and metal industries. Opening a center performing allergic tests with industrial allergents, which at the same time could determine their occurrence in work environment, provides the basic condition for a proper diagnosis and prophylaxis of occupational dermatoses.