[Occupational dermatoses in the region of Tarnów in the years 1979-1994]

An analysis of the occupational diseases diagnosed in years 1979-1994 in the region of Tarnów revealed insignificant participation of skin diseases in the general number of occupational diseases. The resolute advantage of eczema over other skin diseases among the occupational dermatoses has been ascertain. These diseases appear most often in the workers of architecture, metal, machine and rubber industry as well as in health service. The most frequent cause of the allergic occupational eczema was the metal, epoxy resin and rubber components contact allergy. Polyvalent allergy predominated the monovalent one. This is caused by late occupational skin diseases recognition.