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ID (ISN) del documento53600
Número CIS 90-546
ISSN - Título de la serie 0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis
Año 1988
Número de serie
Autor(es) Bruze M., Almgren G.
Título Occupational dermatoses in workers exposed to resins based on phenol and formaldehyde
Información bibliográfica Oct. 1988, Vol.19, No.4, p.272-277. 21 ref.
Resumen During December 1985 and February 1986, an investigation was carried out on skin diseases among workers in a plant producing decorative equipment built of paper sheets impregnated with resol resins based on phenol and formaldehyde (P-F-R) . A questionnaire was sent to all 238 employees and its was completed by 218 (91.6%). Previous and current dermatoses were reported by 98 workers and 89 of these were examined and patch tested. The patch testing was conducted with a standard test series and products from the working environment and revealed contact alllergy to P-F-R in 9 persons and to formaldehyde in 1. Besides these 10 individuals with occupational allergic contact dermatitis, occupational dermatoses were diagnosed in an additional 20 workers; irritant contact dermatitis in 19 and chemical burn in 1. In total, the figure for occupational dermatoses was 30 (12.6%).
Descriptores (primarios) formaldehido; fenol; dermatosis; sensibilización; eczema; valoración de la exposición; industria del papel; alergias cutáneas
Descriptores (secundarios) alergenos; substancias tóxicas; exámenes médicos; tests cutáneos; encuesta por cuestionario
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Skin diseases
Alergias
Exposure evaluation
Phenols and phenolic compounds
Alcohols
Aldehydes
Paper and paper products industry