Practical aspects of the management of patients with chronic hand eczema

Urgency. High prevalence ot hand eczema stipulates the urgency ot studies ot significant factors ot the torpid course ot this disease, which is a result ot the sensitizing power ot the pathogenic biota in most cases. Goal. Optimization ot the therapy ot true hand eczema associated with chronic paronychias. Materials and methods. The tollow-up study comprised 30 patients suttering trom true hand eczema associated with chronic paronychias who underwent clinical and laboratory examinations with the determination ot the severity ot eczema, skin contamination and level ot specitic anti-Candida antibodies. Results. The authors revealed an evident clinical and laboratory etticacy ot the monotherapy with the Triderm cream aimed at the elimination ot paronychias and hand eczema.