Document ID (ISN) | 32209 |
CIS number |
79-1650 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
Year |
1979 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Mathias C.G.T., Maibach H.I. |
Title |
Polyvinyl chloride work boots in the management of shoe dermatitis in industrial workers. |
Bibliographic information |
July 1979, Vol.5, No.4, p.249-250. Illus. 6 ref. |
Abstract |
A sugar-refinery worker developed severe allergic contact dermatitis of both feet as a result of the vulcanisation accelerators in his protective rubber boots. The dermatitis resolved when polyvinyl chloride boots were used. |
Descriptors (primary) |
vulcanization accelerators; polyvinyl chloride; boots; eczema; natural rubber |
Descriptors (secondary) |
skin allergies; case study |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Foot and leg protection Skin diseases
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