Document ID (ISN) | 109502 |
CIS number |
09-411 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
Year |
2008 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Aalto-Korte K., Kuuliala O., Suuronen K., Alanko K. |
Title |
Occupational contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers |
Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2008, Vol.59, No.5, p.280-289. 22 ref. |
Abstract |
Between 2001 and 2007, 81 patients with formaldehyde allergy and 18 with an independent allergy to formaldehyde release agents were patch tested at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Of the formaldehyde allergies, 60 were new sensitizations, 25 of which were considered to be occupational. The most common source of occupational sensitization was metalworking fluids followed by protective creams and liquid soaps. Occupational formaldehyde allergy was common and occurred in metalworkers, hairdressers, masseurs and workers using protective creams, detergents, and liquid soaps. |
Descriptors (primary) |
detergents; formaldehyde; cutting fluids; skin creams; allergens |
Descriptors (secondary) |
public OSH institutions; case study; Finland; soaps; eczema; sensitization; hairdressing; metalworking industry; allergy tests; skin tests; masseurs |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Finland |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Aldehydes
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