| Document ID (ISN) | 21723 |
| CIS number |
74-1684 |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Bensoussan M. |
| Title |
Study of cutaneous sensitivity to various cements among dermatitis sufferers. |
| Original title |
Etude de la sensibilité cutanée à des ciments différents chez des porteurs de dermite. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Université Paris VII, Faculté de médecine Lariboisière - St. Louis, Paris, France, 1973. 85p. 58 ref. |
| Abstract |
The first part of this MD thesis is devoted to a study of cement (raw materials, manufacture, chemistry, classification), reviewing present-day theories concerning its allergenic effects and stressing the role of chromium as the principal allergen. The next part deals with the chemistry (potassium dichromate), allergenic properties and origin of chromium; the following part refers to the discrepancy between the results of tests with chromium and with cement, demonstrating that the effects of chromium cannot explain all the cases of cement dermatitis and pointing to the existence of other factors (orthoergic, microbial). The last part describes the author's own research methods and results: in an attempt to elucidate the above discrepancy, she tested 64 subjects suffering from cement dermatitis with 9 different cements. She emphasises the necessity for carrying out such tests under rigorous conditions and puts forward the hypothesis that the ageing of cement and its clinker content may have some influence. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
allergens; cement dermatitis; sensitization; chromium; cement |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; France; allergies; chromium trioxide; survey; skin tests; thesis |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Skin diseases
Cement and concrete
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