Document ID (ISN) | 47026 |
CIS number |
86-1954 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
Year |
1986 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Fussereau J., Muslmani M., Cavelier C., Hervé-Bazin B. |
Title |
Contact allergy to safety shoes |
Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1986, Vol.14, No.4, p.233-236. 4 ref. |
Abstract |
During the period 1972-1984, 13 cases of allergy to safety shoes were recorded at Strasbourg Hospital. The patients were most often males in the 22-38 year age group, with eruptions on the backs of their feet or toes. There were 5 cases of allergy to leather, 4 to rubber, 3 to non-woven linings, 2 to azo dyes, 1 to glue and 1 to contaminants from the industrial environment. As these figures show, some patients were sensitive to more than one component of their shoes. Changing the brand of safety shoe worn may cure the dermatitis; if it does not, the affected worker may have to be transferred to work that does not require safety shoes. |
Descriptors (primary) |
allergens; safety shoes; skin allergies |
Descriptors (secondary) |
textiles; leather; synthetic rubber; adhesives; natural rubber; dyes; leather chemicals |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases Foot and leg protection Allergies
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