MANICURISTS AND PEDICURISTS – OCCUPATION GROUP AT HIGH RISK OF WORK-RELATED DERMATOSES
Journal Title: Medycyna Pracy - Year 2013, Vol 64, Issue 4
Abstract
In recent years occupational skin and respiratory diseases have been more and more frequently diagnosed in small production and service enterprises. The awareness of occupational exposure and its possible health effects among their workers and employers is not sufficient. Beauty salons, in addition to hairdressers and beauticians, frequently employ manicurists and pedicurists. The workers often happen to perform various activities interchangeably. The health status of beauty salons workers has rarely been assessed. The most numerous reports concern hairdressers. In this occupational group, the occurrence of skin lesions induced by wet work and frequent allergy to metals, hair dyes and bleaches and perm solutions has been emphasized, while information about health hazards for being a manicurist or pedicurist in beauty salons is seldom reported. The aim of this paper is to present professional activities (manicure and pedicure, methods of nail stylization), occupational exposure and literature data on work-related adverse health effects in manicurists and pedicurists. Wet work and exposure to solvents, fragrances, resins, metals, gum, detergents may cause skin disorders (contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema, photodermatoses), conjunctivitis, anaphylaxis, respiratory tract diseases, including asthma. The discussed occupations are also associated with the increased incidence of bacterial (particularly purulent), viral and fungal infections and cancer. Med Pr 2013;64(4):579–591
Authors and Affiliations
Marta Kieć-Świerczyńska, Dorota Chomiczewska-Skóra, Dominika Świerczyńska-Machura, Beata Kręcisz
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- EP ID EP141569
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.13075/mp.5893.2013.0052
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