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Hand eczema: causes, course, and prognosis II
Niels K Veien1, Thais Hattel, Grete Laurberg
1The Dermatology Clinic, Vesterbro 99, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark. veien@dadlnet.dk
Background:
Hand eczema is a common dermatosis, often with a chronic course.
Objective:
To follow a well-described cohort of patients with hand eczema for 5 years.
Patients And Methods:
522 consecutive hand eczema patients (175 men and 347 women) seen in a private practice of dermatology were sent a questionnaire once a year for 5 years.
Results:
After 1 year, the response rate was 80% (417 of 522), and after 5 years, the rate was 68%. After 1 year, 81% of the 417 respondents reported that they still had persistent or intermittent hand eczema. After 5 years, this number was 65% (232 of 355). The larger the area involved at the initial examination, the poorer the prognosis. After 1 year, 48% of the patients felt that their hand eczema had improved, while 6.7% felt that it had worsened. 25% of those who responded stated that they never used gloves. Few patients could provide new information about the cause of the dermatitis during the 5-year follow-up.
Conclusions:
Hand eczema is a chronic dermatosis. Although treatment may improve hand eczema, it rarely clears completely. Evidence-based measures need to be developed for the long-term management of hand eczema.
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