Valid screening questions useful to diagnose hand and forearm eczema are available in the Spanish language, a new tool for global research.

Unlabelled: Hand eczema is an impacting cutaneous disease. Globally valid tools that help to diagnose hand and forearm eczema are required.

Objective: To validate the questions to detect hand and/or forearm eczema included in the "Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire" (NOSQ-2002) in the Spanish language.

Occupational risk factors for hand dermatitis among professional cleaners in Spain.

Background: Dermatitis is an important health outcome for workers whose jobs put them in contact with irritants or sensitizing agents.

Objectives: We conducted an analysis of data from the Epidemiological Study on the Risk of Asthma in Cleaning Workers 2 (EPIASLI2) to assess worksites and cleaning products as risk factors for hand dermatitis among professional cleaning workers.

Materials/methods: We distributed 4993 questionnaires to employees of 37 cleaning companies, and used data from 818 (16%) respondents who provided information about skin symptoms and cleaning-related exposures.