Modern understanding of hand eczema

The article presents an overview of the aspects of epidemiology, etiology, clinical manifestations of hand eczema, modern approaches to treatment and prevention. In recent years, there has been a high incidence of hand eczema, having negative socio-economic consequences, i.e., forced change of profession or inability to find employment. Treatment of this disease, especially in severe and chronic cases, is a difficult task for a dermatovenerologist.