Touch Avoidance and Emotional Impact in Adults with Chronic Hand Eczema: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Authors

  • Maria O. Christensen Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Lea K. Nymand Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Caroline Olesen Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Silvia Mariel Ferrucci Dermatology Section, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  • Marie Louise Schuttelaar Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Jonathan I. Silverberg George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, USA
  • Claus Zachariae Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Simon F. Thomsen Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Jacob P. Thyssen Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Alexander Egeberg Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43634

Keywords:

disease burden, hand dermatitis, chronic hand eczema, hand eczema, quality of life, touch avoidance

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2025-12-10

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Christensen, M. O., Nymand, L. K., Olesen, C., Ferrucci, S. M., Schuttelaar, M. L., Silverberg, J. I., … Egeberg, A. (2025). Touch Avoidance and Emotional Impact in Adults with Chronic Hand Eczema: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43634. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43634

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