<![CDATA[Abstract. Contact dermatitis is a skin disease caused by exposure to substances that are both irritants and allergens, divided into Irritant Contact Dermatitis (ICD) and Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD). Contact dermatitis is influenced by endogenous factors such as age, gender, lesion location, history of atopy, genetics and exogenous factors such as work. This study aims to determine the characteristics of patients and types of contact dermatitis at the Skin and Venereology Polyclinic at Majalengka Regional Hospital. This research is a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. The sampling technique was carried out by total sampling with a total of 399 patients. Data was obtained from medical records in the form of patient characteristics, namely age, gender, occupation, lesion location and diagnosis of ACD or ICD. The research results showed that contact dermatitis was mostly found in the early adolescent age group (17-25) (10.8%). The majority were female (63.4%). The job most often found in Housewives (IRT) (27.6%). The most common lesion locations occurred in the hand area (35.1%). There were 284 (71.2%) cases of patients diagnosed with ACD and 115 (28.8%) cases of ICD. Abstrak. Dermatitis kontak adalah penyakit pada kulit yang disebabkan oleh paparan zat baik yang bersifat iritan dan alergen, terbagi menjadi Dermatitis Kontak Iritan (DKI) dan Dermatitis Kontak Alergi (DKA). Dermatitis kontak dipengaruhi oleh faktor endogen seperti usia, jenis kelamin, lokasi lesi, riwayat atopi, genetik dan faktor eksogen seperti pekerjaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran karakteristik pasien dan jenis dermatitis kontak di Poliklinik Kulit dan Kelamin RSUD Majalengka. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan desain cross sectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara total sampling dengan jumlah 399 pasien. Data diperoleh dari rekam medis berupa karakteristik pasien yaitu usia, jenis kelamin, pekerjaan, lokasi lesi dan didiagnosis DKA atau DKI. Hasil Penelitian menunjukan dermatitis kontak terbanyak ditemukan pada kelompok usia Remaja awal (17-25) (10,8%). Mayoritas jenis kelamin perempuan (63,4%). Pekerjaan yang paling sering ditemukan pada Ibu Rumah Tangga (IRT) (27,6%). Lokasi lesi paling banyak terjadi di daerah tangan (35,1%). Ditemukan kasus pasien yang diagnosis DKA sebanyak 284 (71,2%) dan kasus DKI sebanyak 115 (28,8%).]]>
