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Excessive hand washing

MedGen UID:
1841840
•Concept ID:
C5826953
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
HPO: HP:5200051

Definition

Hand washing behavior that is excessive for the situational context. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVExcessive hand washing

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Common Cold And Its Management Among Doctors Of Pakistan.
Rehman MU, Tariq NA, Ahmed M, Ahmad M, Zahid A, Chaudhry Q, Tahir B, Islam ZU, Ud Din ZM
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2016 Jul-Sep;28(3):523-527. PMID: 28712227
Health risk assessment of exposure to chlorpyrifos and dichlorvos in children at childcare facilities.
Kim HH, Lim YW, Yang JY, Shin DC, Ham HS, Choi BS, Lee JY
Sci Total Environ 2013 Feb 1;444:441-50. Epub 2013 Jan 3 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.102. PMID: 23291477
Clostridium difficile in hip fracture patients: prevention, treatment and associated mortality.
Gulihar A, Nixon M, Jenkins D, Taylor GJ
Injury 2009 Jul;40(7):746-51. Epub 2009 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.12.004. PMID: 19450797

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Skin symptoms in veterinary assistant staff and veterinarians: A cross-sectional study.
Beine A, Gina M, Hoffmeyer F, Lotz A, Nöllenheidt C, Zahradnik E, Sander I, Kleinmüller O, Fartasch M, Nienhaus A, Raulf M
Contact Dermatitis 2022 Sep;87(3):247-257. Epub 2022 May 30 doi: 10.1111/cod.14146. PMID: 35527367
Hand protection and protection from hands: hand-washing, germicides and gloves.
Borgatta L, Fisher M, Robbins N
Women Health 1989;15(4):77-92. doi: 10.1300/j013v15n04_04. PMID: 2515660

Diagnosis

Successful treatment of refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Shusta SR
Am J Psychother 1999 Summer;53(3):377-91. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1999.53.3.377. PMID: 10586300

Therapy

Vitamin D insufficiency in a boy with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Celik G, Tas DA, Varmıs DA, Tahiroglu A, Avci A
Pediatr Int 2016 Jul;58(7):646-8. Epub 2016 Jul 7 doi: 10.1111/ped.12941. PMID: 27388777

Clinical prediction guides

Skin symptoms in veterinary assistant staff and veterinarians: A cross-sectional study.
Beine A, Gina M, Hoffmeyer F, Lotz A, Nöllenheidt C, Zahradnik E, Sander I, Kleinmüller O, Fartasch M, Nienhaus A, Raulf M
Contact Dermatitis 2022 Sep;87(3):247-257. Epub 2022 May 30 doi: 10.1111/cod.14146. PMID: 35527367

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