Professional paper
The importance and possibility of medical prevention among miners with tinea
M. Lunder
; Dermatološka klinika Medicinskog fakulteta, Ljubljana
Maja Lunder
; Dermatološka klinika Medicinskog fakulteta, Ljubljana
Abstract
An increase in the incidence of tinea pedum et manuum has been observed all over the world. In some occupational groups, e. g. among miners, the disease, is especially frequent. In a randomly selected sample of 287 miners from the mines of Zasavje (Trbovlje, Hrastnik, Zagorje), the mycological examination revealed parasites in 175 individuals, i. e. in more than 60 per cent of the examined miners. Obviously, modern topical therapy, combined with the antibiotic griseofulvin and the timely surgical treatment, cannot successfully prevent a further spread of the disease. Preventive measures are therefore assuming a more and more important role. Considering a great variety of causative factors promoting the spread of tinea, the preventive measures should comprise: hygiene of the workplace, personal hygiene, periodic medical examinations and health education. Success can only be achieved by teamwork. Since tinea belongs to parasitic dermatoses, special emphasis is laid on preventing the parasite-host contact.
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160204
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Publication date:
18.6.1980.
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