Factors associated with combined hand and foot eczema
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BACKGROUND: As for hand eczema, the aetiology of foot eczema is multifactorial and not very well understood. The aim of the present study was to identify factors associated with foot eczema in a cohort of hand eczema patients being classified into different subgroups.
METHODS: Associations between foot and hand eczema were studied in a cross-sectional design in a cohort of hand eczema patients. Consecutive patients were recruited from nine different European Centres during the period October 2011-September 2012. Data on demographic factors, presence of foot eczema, hand eczema duration and severity, and whether the hand eczema was work-related or not were available, as well as patch-test results.
RESULTS: Of a total of 427 hand eczema patients identified, information on foot eczema was available in 419 patients who were included in the present study. A total of 125 patients (29.8%) had concomitant foot and hand eczema. It was found more often in association with hyperkeratotic hand eczema (P = 0.007) and was less often associated with irritant hand eczema (P < 0.001). However, foot eczema was nevertheless found in 18% of patient with irritant hand eczema and in 25% of patients with occupational hand eczema. Combined foot and hand eczema was associated with more severe and long-standing hand eczema (P < 0.001 and P = 0.004, respectively). Contact allergy was found in 51.8% with no difference between patients with combined foot and hand eczema and patients with hand eczema only.
CONCLUSION: Occurrence of combined foot and hand eczema is a common finding and not restricted to endogenous hand eczema.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 828-832 |
ISSN | 0926-9959 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
- Adult, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eczema/epidemiology, Female, Foot Diseases/complications, Hand Dermatoses/epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged
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