| Document ID (ISN) | 107261 |
| CIS number |
07-1384 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rojas-Hijazo B., Lezaun A., Hausen B.M., Segura N., Garcés M., Colás C. |
| Title |
Airborne contact dermatitis in gaitas (flageolets) constructors after exposure to sawdust of caviuna |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2007, Vol.56, No.5, p.274-277. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Exposure to the sawdust of exotic wood can produce dermatitis on exposed body areas among woodworkers. The cases of seven patients who made musical instruments in Spain from caviuna vermelha, part of the rosewood family, are described. They developed dermatitis on exposed areas hours after they had begun to work with caviuna. Patch tests were performed using the European standard series, caviuna sawdust samples and a series of dalbergiones. Fifteen unexposed controls were also tested. Caviuna samples were analysed by thin-layer chromatography. Patch test with caviuna sawdust yielded positive reactions in all subjects. Five of the seven subjects reacted strongly to obtusaquinine and (R)-4-methoxy-dalbergione deriving from Dalbergia retusa but also to sensitizers present in other rosewoods. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
allergens; wood dust; exotic woods; woodworking industry; skin diseases; sawdust; manufacture of musical instruments; quinones |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
airborne dust; irritants; sensitization dermatitis; rhinitis; case study; thin-layer chromatography; skin absorption; erythema; eczema; skin tests; sampling and analysis; Spain |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany; Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Lumber and the woodworking industry
Skin diseases
Ketones
Woodworking industry
|
