Skin Disease Among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina
Skin Disease Among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina
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DOI：
10.13031/2013.20387
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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1
通讯作者：
Arcury, T. A.
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Krejci-Manwaring, J.;Schulz, M. R.;Arcury, T. A.
据估计，有 420 万季节性和移民农场工人及其家属居住在美国。这些农场工人大多数是拉丁裔。这些工人暴露于许多可能导致皮肤病的职业和环境危险因素。关于该人群皮肤病患病率的数据很少。本研究的目的是估计北卡罗来纳州拉丁裔农场工人样本中皮肤病的患病率和预测因素。 2004 年农业季节期间，我们在两个营地招募了 59 名农场工人并进行了访谈。皮肤科医生对每位工人进行了皮肤检查，并记录了任何存在的皮肤病。 54 名男性中有 42 名 (77.7%) 以及接受检查的所有 5 名女性均患有皮肤病。对于男性来说，甲真菌病（灰指甲，31.5%）、足癣（脚真菌，27.8%）和痤疮（24.1%）是最常见的皮肤病，其中 5.6% 的样本诊断为接触性皮炎。其他诊断包括疤痕、晒伤和特应性皮炎。女性中，诊断包括黄褐斑（面部黑斑，2例）、干燥症（皮肤过度干燥，1例）、足癣（2例）、甲真菌病（1例）、痤疮（1例）和昆虫叮咬（1例）。尽管生长季节不同、收获的农作物不同，但两个营地的工人之间没有统计学上的显着差异。参与这项研究的北卡罗来纳州拉丁裔农场工人中皮肤病很普遍，其中真菌病最为普遍。
An estimated 4.2 million seasonal and migrant farmworkers and their dependents live in the U.S. Most of these farmworkers are Latino. These workers are exposed to numerous occupational and environmental risk factors that can result in skin disease. Few data exist on the prevalence of skin disease in this population. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence and predictors of skin disease in a sample of Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. A sample of 59 farmworkers was recruited and interviewed at two camps during the 2004 agricultural season. A dermatologist completed a skin exam of each worker and recorded any skin disease present. Forty-two (77.7%) of the 54 men, and all five of the women examined had a diagnosed skin disease. For the men, onychomycosis (nail fungus, 31.5%), tinea pedis (foot fungus, 27.8%), and acne (24.1%) were the most commonly diagnosed skin diseases, with contact dermatitis diagnosed in 5.6% of the sample. Other diagnoses included scars, sunburn, and atopic dermatitis. Among the women, diagnoses included melasma (dark patches on the face, 2 cases), xerosis (excessively dry skin, 1 case), tinea pedis (2 cases), onychomycosis (1 case), acne (1 case), and insect bites (1 case). There were no statistically significant differences between workers in the two camps despite different growing seasons and different crops harvested. Skin disease is prevalent among the North Carolina Latino farmworkers who participated in this study, with fungal disease being the most prevalent.