Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Occupational Medicine "E.C. Vigliani", University of Bari, 701241 Bari, Italy.
Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Section of Dermatology, University of Bari, 701241 Bari, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Feb 23;15(2):381. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020381.
This survey aimed to evaluate the applicability of the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ) as a preliminary screening tool to investigate the presence of contact dermatological disorders in sea fishermen. The Italian version of the NOSQ was administered to 143 male fishermen working at an Apulia (Southern Italy) Fisheries, and 136 male workers who had never worked as sea fishers (controls). A significantly higher rate of frequency of transient itchy wheals on the hands, wrists, and forearms was recorded in the fishermen as compared to the controls (49.6% vs. 8.1%; < 0.001), while there was no significant difference in the frequency of eczema (8.4% vs. 6.6%). In 46.1% of the fishermen, the onset of transient itchy wheals was associated with contact with specific agents and the most common causes were algae and aquatic plants (49.3%) and seabed sludge (25.3%). In conclusion, the administration of the NOSQ can be useful in preliminary screening for dermatitis in fishermen, although it could show a possible overestimation of the prevalence of transient itchy wheals.
本研究旨在评估北欧职业性皮肤病调查问卷（NOSQ）作为初步筛选工具，用于调查海员接触性皮炎的存在情况。意大利版 NOSQ 被用于调查 143 名在普利亚（意大利南部）渔业工作的男性渔民和 136 名从未从事过渔业的男性工人（对照组）。与对照组（8.1%）相比，渔民手部、腕部和前臂的一过性瘙痒性风团的发生频率明显更高（49.6%；<0.001），而湿疹的发生频率无显著差异（6.6%）。在 46.1%的渔民中，一过性瘙痒性风团的发作与接触特定物质有关，最常见的原因是藻类和水生植物（49.3%）和海底淤泥（25.3%）。总之，NOSQ 的管理可用于渔民皮炎的初步筛查，尽管它可能会导致一过性瘙痒性风团的患病率被高估。
