ILO Home
Go to the home page
Site map | Contact us Français | Español

CISDOC database

Document ID (ISN)19226
CIS number 73-560
ISSN - Serial title 0959-8146 - British Medical Journal
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Dawson T.A.J., Scott K.W.
Title Contact eczema in agricultural workers
Bibliographic information 19 Aug. 1972, Vol.3, No.5824, p.469-470.
Abstract Report on 5 cases (3 male, 2 female) of severe contact eczema among pig-farm workers due to handling commercially prepared animal feed meals. It is believed that the allergen was quinoxaline dioxide which had been added to the meals as a growth promoter.
Descriptors (primary) livestock rearing; eczema; swine
Descriptors (secondary) agriculture; case study
Document type -
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Livestock rearing
Animal hazards
Skin diseases