Occupational Contact Dermatitis - Hand Hygiene | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a healthcare worker with problems associated with hand hygiene?

Yes

Does the patient have?

• itching, tickling and/or burning?

Yes

• pain or other discomfort?

Yes

• erythema?

Yes

• xerosis (abnormal dryness)?

Yes

• fissures and/or erosions?

Yes

• papules and vesicles?

Yes

• excoriations?

Yes

•crusting?

Yes

• lichenification and/or hyperkeratosis?

Yes

• increased sensitivity to topical compounds?

Yes

Are these problems significant to the worker?

Yes

Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

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Diagnosis

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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Occupational Hand Dermatitis Associated with Hand Hygiene

Purpose: To identify features of a dermatitis in a healthcare worker associated with hand hygiene.