Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical manifestations and influences ofoccupation, concomitant allergic diseases, various aggravating factors and seasonal changes for patients withdyshidrotic eczema.
Methods : A total of 219 patients who showed clinical manifestations of dyshidrotic eczema were included inthis study. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical characteristics of all the patients.
Results : 1. Among 219 patients, there were 76 male patients (34.7%), 143 female patients (65.3%), male tofemale ratio was 1: 1.88. The average age of the patients at admission was 31.9 ± 9.8 years, hada lot of 20s and 30s the distribution.
2. The average of duration of the admission to the clinic after the onset was 4.01±4.42years.
3. Common accompaning diseases dyshidrotic eczema patients have were allergic rhinitis(87 cases),and atopic dermatitis(55 cases), sweating(45 cases), and asthma(10 cases) in order.
4. The most commonly occurring sites for dyshidrotic eczema patients are fingers(60.3%), palm(53.4%),dorsum of hand(19.2%) and nails(5.5%) in order.
5. The most commonly contacted materials for dyshidrotic eczema patients are water(130 cases),cosmetics(40 cases) and rubber gloves(34 cases) in order. The aggravating factors of dyshidroticeczema patients are emotional stress(110 cases), fatty food(22 cases) and alcohol(22 cases) in order.
6. The number of patients showing seasonal changes in symptoms was 111. The season with the mostsevere symptom was summer with 76 cases, which was statistically significant.
Conclusions : This study demonstrated the various clinical characteristics of Korean patients with dyshidroticeczema.