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Semicircular lipoatrophy, the new office disease intervention study of bank workers

Abstract:

Objectives: Semicircular lipoatrophy (SL) is a benign and reversible lesion. There are preventive actions used for the treatment of this pathology. SL is an atrophy of subcutaneous fat in the form of semicircular band, mainly in the anterior and lateral thighs. OBJECTIVES: To describe the various actions undertaken and the clinical course of patients diagnosed in our population. Our aim is to compare these results with the known literature. METHODS: This is an intervention study "before-after". We used the odds ratio. We made thermo-hygrometric environmental measurements every months and quarterly physician surveys of 55 medical cases of SL. Every one of them were diagnosed in five buildings in Madrid (Banco Popular Group) from September 2008 to August 2011. RESULTS: No new lesions appear since more than one year (since May 2010). These results show 87.27% of improvement and disappeared a 60% of injuries. The following 3 actions were undertaken: training and information to workers, anti-electrostatic product application and installation of anti-electrostatic discharge mats. We could not establish a statistically significant relationship between these actions and the results obtained. Others authors have achieved better results (90% disappearance) using 3 measurements simultaneously (increasing relative humidity over 50%, connect the table to the ground and placing tables with wide borders). Other authors have obtained even better results (95% disappearance) after a year of retirement. CONCLUSIONS: a) The actions taken by these authors are more effective than ours. We recommend our supportive actions when the proposals by these authors are unworkable. b) Further studies are needed to deep considerations in this underdiagnosed pathology (huge percentage of people potentially exposed and poor literature found).