Self-Treatment with Bleach by a Latino Farmworker

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Mark R. Schulz, Assistant Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Abstract: Skin disease is common among migrant Latino farmworkers. These workers rarely use formal health care services but commonly engage in self-treatment of their skin disease. We present a patient with dermatitis who self-treated with bleach. This patient illustrates a common practice that exacerbates skin disease and sheds light on social and cultural factors of which health care providers serving this community should be aware.

Additional Information

Publication
Dermatitis, Vol 19, No 2 (March/April), 2008: pp 102–104
Language: English
Date: 2008
Keywords
Skin disease, Farm workers, Migrant workers, Latino, Self-treatment, Home remedy, Dermatitis

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