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27 - Occupational Skin Disease Flashcards

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Exposure classification of occupational skin diseases

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  1. Chemical
  2. Mechanical
  3. Physical
  4. Biologic
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Vast majority of occupational skin diseases are attributed to _____ agents

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Chemical

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3
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Occupational contact dermatitis comprises _____% of occupational skin diseases

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90-95

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4
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Highest total skin disease cases found in

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Education and health services

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Highest incidence rate of skin diseases found in

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Natural resources and mining industries

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Vast proportion of occupational skin diseases occur on the

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Hands (80%)

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Most common occupational exposure leading to contact dermatitis

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Wet work tasks

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ICD presentations

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Acute
Irritant reaction 
Cumulative
Traumatic
Asteatotic dermatitis
Pustular and acneiform
Subjective
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Manifests when the skin is exposed to a potent irritant or caustic chemical

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Acute ICD

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Decrescendo vs crescendo: ICD or ACD

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Decrescendo: ICD
Crescendo: ACD

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12
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Most frequent potent culprits giving rise to acute ICD

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Acids and alkaline

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13
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Scaling and erythema are first identified under rings before spreading over fingers to hands and forearms

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Irritant reaction contact dermatitis

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14
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Irritant reaction contact dermatitis usually affects the

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Dorsum of the hand

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Consequence of multiple subthreshold insults to the skin with insufficient time between insults to allow complete restoration of the skin barrier function

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Cumulative ICD

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In cumulative ICD, clinical symptoms develop only when the damage exceeds an individually determined

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Manifestation threshold

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17
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Associated with weak irritants rather than potent irritants

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Cumulative ICD

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18
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May arise after acute skin trauma

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Traumatic ICD

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Seen predominantly in elderly individuals with a history of extensive usage of soaps and cleansing products

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Asteatotic dermatitis

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20
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Should always be considered when acneiform lesions develop in postadolescent patients who never had teenage acne

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Pustular and acneiform ICD

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21
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Y/N: Pustules are sterile and transient in pustular and acneiform ICD.

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Yes

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Result from exposure to specific irritants such as croton oil, mineral ouls, tars, greases and naphthalenes

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Pustular and acneiform ICD

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23
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Lack of objective clinical signs as individuals complain of a sensation of burning or stinging

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Subjective ICD

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24
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Subjective ICD has been observed with chemicals such as

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Lactic acid

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25
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Most common type of contact urticaria

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Nonimmunologic contact urticaria

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26
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Nonimmunologic vs immunologic contact urticaria

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Nonimmunologic: remains localized, less severe, not inhibited by H-1 antihistamines

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27
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Y/N: Oral or topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications are effective for nonimmunologic contact urticaria.

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Yes

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28
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Prototypical example of immunologic contact urticaria

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Contact urticaria from latex gloves

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29
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Immunologic contact urticaria stage: localized urticaria, dermatitis, or nonspecific symptoms

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Stage 1

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30
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Immunologic contact urticaria stage: generalized urticaria

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Stage 2

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31
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Immunologic contact urticaria stage: Urticaria and rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, or GI symptoms

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Stage 3

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32
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Immunologic contact urticaria stage: anaphylaxis

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Stage 4

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33
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Majority of natural rubber latex allergy caused a type _____ hypersensitivity reaction

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IV

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34
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Second most common cause of immunologic contact urticaria

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Food

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35
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Contact urticaria of uncertain mechanism is most commonly caused by

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Ammonium persulfate in bleaching hair boosters

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36
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Exposure to certain dioxins, naphthalenes, biphenyls, dibenzofurans, azobenzenes, and azoxybenzens have been associated with

37
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Subclinical irritant dermatitis

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Irritation reaction contact dermatitis

38
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Harpist’s

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Fiddler’s

40
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Guitar

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Cellist’s

42
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Flautist’s

43
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Jogger’s

44
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Black heel or

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Talon noir

45
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Mousing

46
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Computer

47
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Use of vibration-producing tools can induce painful vascular spasms in the fingers and hands known as

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White finger or vibration-induced white finger

48
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White finger or vibration-induced white finger is a secondary type of

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Raynaud’s phenomenon

49
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Vibration frequencies between _____ Hz ate most strongly associated with vibration-induced white finger

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30 and 300

50
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Risk factor for vibration-induced white finger

51
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Highest incidence rates for all burn injuries

52
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Outdoor workers are loosely defined as individuals who work outdoors for _____ or more hours

53
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UV radiation is recognized to increase by _____% for every 1000 m in elevation

54
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Pilots and cabin crew flying for approximately _____ minutes at cruising altitude receive the same amount of UVA as that from a 20-minute tanning bed session

55
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Responsible for fish tank or swimming pool granuloma

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Mycobacterium marinum

56
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Responsible for the acute infection of erysipeloid

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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

57
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Also known as fish-handler disease

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Erysipeloid

58
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Pitted keratolysis is usually caused by

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Corynebacterium species

59
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Caused by gram-negative bacterium that is primarily a disease of animals in which humans are an accidental host

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Brucellosis

60
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Tularemia is caused by

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Francisella tularensis

61
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Most common presentation of tularemia

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Ulceroglandular form

62
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Most severe though less common form of tularemia

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Pneumonic form

63
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Trichophyton verrucosum is associated with

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Cattle, farm buildings, straw

64
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes is associated with

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Cattle and domestic animals

65
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Microsporum canis is associated with

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Domestic animals especially cats

66
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Microsporum nanum is associated with

67
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Zoonotic infection caused by a parapox virus that commonly infected sheep and goats

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Orf or ecthyma contagiosum

68
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Also know as milker nodule

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Pseudocowpox

69
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Transmitted by direct contact from infected cows’ udders

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Orf or ecthyma contagiosum

70
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(High/Low) HPV transmission risk of oral and nasal HPV

71
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Butcher wart virus

72
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Open test: (immunologic/nomimmunologic contract urticaria) usually presents earlier (15-20 min), whereas (immunologic/nomimmunologic contract urticaria) may be delayed (45-60 min) after application

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Immunologic

Nonimmunologic

73
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Exposure to arsenic can be detected in

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Blood
Hair
Nails
Urine

74
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Most reliable indicator of exposure to arsenic

75
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When measuring arsenic in urine, it is important to requesr

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Speciation to determine the specific amounts of organic versus inorganic arsenic

76
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Toxic forms of arsenic

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Inorganic arsenic
Elemental arsenic
Arsine gas

77
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Organjc arsenic can be found in

78
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Significantly elevate total arsenic levels up to _____ hours after ingesting a seafood meal

79
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In the occupational setting, beryllium sensitization can be detected throug

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Beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test

80
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Permanent and potentially progressive granulomatous restrictive lung disease

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Chronic beryllium disease

81
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Y/N: Older individuals have increased reactivity to irritants

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No - increased reactivity

82
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Hierarchy of controls for mitigating hazards from most to least protective

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Elimination
Substitution
Engineering
Administrative
PPE
83
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_____ skin may be more reactive and _____ skin less reactive than white skin

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Asian

Black

84
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Atopic dermatitis is known to increase the susceptibility of skin to (irritants/allergens) but not to (irritants/allergens)

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Irritants

Allergens

85
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Wet work conditions are defined as

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Exposure of skin to liquid for more than 2 hours per day or
Use of occlusive gloves for more than 2 hours per day or
Frequent handwashing

86
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Characterized by multiple closed comedones and straw-colored cysts primarily over the malar crescents and retroauricular folds

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