Rocha, JPereira, TSousa-Basto, ABrito, C2012-01-132012-01-132010Case Report Med. 2010: 489627http://hdl.handle.net/10400.23/102Protein contact dermatitis (PCD) is a contact dermatitis caused by high-molecular-weight proteins. This entity has been reported with increasing frequency, most commonly as occupational hand dermatitis in food handlers. Clinically, it is characterized by a chronic and recurrent dermatitis with erythema, scaling, and fissures with acute exacerbations occurring a few minutes after contact with offending allergen. We report two cases in confectioners who presented with chronic hand dermatitis.engDermatite de ContactoDermatite Ocupacionaljournal article