hyperhidrosis/nicotine

BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of chronic hand eczema (CHE) is multifactorial. Certain life-style factors have been suggested as potential triggers of the disease, among them tobacco smoking. However, the few studies addressing the influence of smoking on CHE have been more or less limited to

The symptom intensity and mortality of human diseases, conditions, and syndromes exhibit diurnal or 24 h patterning, e.g., skin: atopic dermatitis, urticaria, psoriasis, and palmar hyperhidrosis; gastrointestinal: esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer (including perforation and hemorrhage), cyclic

BACKGROUND Foot eczema often occurs in combination with hand eczema. However, in contrast to the situation with hand eczema, knowledge about foot eczema is scarce, especially in occupational settings. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of foot eczema and associated factors in patients with hand

BACKGROUND Hand eczema (HE) is the most common skin disease acquired at work. It presents in different clinical patterns. OBJECTIVE To classify different types of HE according to their clinical pattern and associated factors in patients taking part in a tertiary individual prevention programme (TIP)

In a group of 156 patients with arteriopathy, 87 (aged between 10 and 40 years) exhibited thromboangiitis obliterans and 9 (aged 40 to 50 years) arteritis of middle age, according to Van der Stricht's classification. The lesions of thromboangiitis obliterans have their onset in the distal arteries